Paint Equivalents

Duncan to Citadel paint conversion chart

Every Duncan paint with its closest Citadel equivalent, matched by CIEDE2000. 180 rows, sorted by name.

131 of the 180 Duncan colours below have an equivalent in Citadel within ΔE 5, the distance at which a substitution stops being obvious on a painted model. 15 sit within ΔE 2 and are interchangeable outright. Across the whole range the typical distance is ΔE 4.0. The 49 gaps are not spread evenly: 9 of them are blues, so that is the corner of the Duncan range Citadel does not answer.

How close is close enough? Reading the ΔE column

Moving a whole recipe across takes more than one pot. These search the boxed sets each range is sold in.

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DuncanCitadelΔE
Abyss Blue Wave 2 Fenrys Grey Foundation (discontinued) 2.8
Ambush Yellow Wave 3 Armageddon Dunes Technical 2.3
Amethyst Rayne Wave 1 Hormagaunt Purple Foundation (discontinued) 3.3
Amphora Red Wave 3 Cygor Brown Contrast 4.1
Amulet Purple Wave 2 Dechala Lilac Layer 6.1
Ancient Forest Wave 1 Khemri Brown Foundation (discontinued) 6.7
Ancient Gold Wave 3 Aggaros Dunes Contrast 2.5
Antiquity Green Wave 3 Dark Green Ink Foundation (discontinued) 6.8
Apocalypse Sky Wave 3 Wild Rider Red Layer 5.8
Archaic Sepia Wash Wave 1 Commando Khaki Foundation (discontinued) 6.3
Ares Flesh Wave 2 Eldar Flesh Dry 3.5
Argonaut Skin Wave 2 Agrellan Badland Technical 5.2
Ashen Grey Wave 2 Death Korps Drab Air 5.3
Asmodeus Red Wave 2 Bugman Glow Base 4.9
Aztec Turquoise Wash Wave 3 Grey Seer Base 4.6
Barbarian Brawn Wave 1 Darkoath Flesh Contrast 3.0
Bard Skin Wave 2 Cryptek Armourshade Gloss Shade 6.3
Batle Axe Brass Wave 2 Kislev Flesh Air 2.6
Battle Mud Wash Wave 1 Khemri Brown Foundation (discontinued) 4.5
Berserker Red Wave 1 Mournfang Brown Air 2.9
Blue Glaze Wave 2 Hoeth Blue Dry 3.6
Blue Steel Wave 3 Ironbreaker Air 4.0
Boar Hide Wave 1 Bestial Brown Foundation (discontinued) 3.1
Bone Wash Wave 3 Canoptek Alloy Layer 4.5
Boot Strap Brown Wave 3 Brazen Brass Foundation (discontinued) 2.4
Carapace Green Wave 3 Goblin Green Foundation (discontinued) 2.3
Carcharodon Grey Wave 1 Leadbelcher Air 1.5
Celestial Blue Wave 1 Fenrisian Grey Air 4.2
Centurion Red Wave 3 Angron Red Clear Air 3.2
Cerberus Brown Wave 2 Sigmarite Dry 2.4
Chaos Bronze Wave 3 Commando Khaki Foundation (discontinued) 5.9
Cold Corpse Blue Wave 1 Eshin Grey Layer 4.1
Contagion Green Wave 3 Ionrach Skin Base 3.3
Craven Yellow Wave 2 Lamenters Yellow Glaze 3.4
Cuirass Leather Wave 1 Tin Bitz Foundation (discontinued) 3.9
Cursed Blue Wave 2 Lothern Blue Air 6.5
Cyber Pink Wave 3 Emperor Children Layer 5.7
Dark Sun Yellow Wave 1 Vomit Brown Foundation (discontinued) 2.5
Death Metal Wave 3 Stormvermin Fur Layer 2.9
Death Reaper Wave 1 Eshin Grey Layer 4.3
Decadent Purple Wave 3 Ghostly Grey Foundation (discontinued) 7.4
Demon Red Wave 1 Evil Sunz Scarlet Air 3.6
Doom Death Black Wave 1 Skavenblight Dinge Layer 3.2
Dragon Fang Wave 1 Desert Yellow Foundation (discontinued) 5.7
Dragon's Gold Wave 1 Sigmarite Dry 2.8
Dread Red Wave 2 Bloodreaver Flesh Layer 4.7
Druid Flesh Wave 2 Gorthor Brown Layer 4.0
Dry Rust Brown Wave 2 Fuegan Orange Shade 2.9
Dungeon Stone Grey Wave 1 Warpfiend Grey Layer 6.1
Dust Bowl Wave 1 Khemri Brown Foundation (discontinued) 3.7
Dwarven Iron Wave 2 Leadbelcher Spray 2.3
Dwarven Skin Wave 1 Tallarn Flesh Foundation (discontinued) 2.6
Eidolon Grey Wave 2 Sylvaneth Bark Dry 6.2
Elder Robe Wave 3 Caledor Sky Air 4.6
Elixir Green Wave 3 Vile Green Foundation (discontinued) 3.4
Elven Skin Wave 1 Reikland Fleshshade Shade 3.3
Elysium Blue Wave 1 Hoeth Blue Dry 0.9
Emperor Red Wave 3 Red Gore Foundation (discontinued) 1.6
Emperor's Purple Wave 3 Druchii Violet Shade 5.3
Enchantment Blue Wave 3 Imrik Blue Dry 5.1
Enchantress Purple Wave 3 Chemos Purple Air 4.7
Enticing Purple Wave 3 Slaanesh Grey Dry 5.7
Ethereal Green Wave 1 Straken Green Air 2.7
Evil Eye Red Wave 2 Deathclaw Brown Air 4.7
Fanatic Orange Wave 1 Wild Rider Red Layer 3.7
Faust Blue Wave 3 Eshin Grey Layer 5.0
Field Grey Wave 2 Dawnstone Air 4.9
Fire Opal Wave 3 Cadian Fleshtone Layer 2.4
Flak Gun Yellow Wave 3 Sigmarite Dry 4.6
Flaming Forge Orange Wave 2 Bronzed Flesh Foundation (discontinued) 4.0
Flesh Wash Wave 1 Morghast Bone Base 3.6
Frost Blue Wave 3 Celestra Grey Base 5.5
Fury Green Wave 2 Aggaros Dunes Contrast 5.0
Ghoul Green Wave 2 Nihilakh Oxide Technical 4.8
Gigawatt Blue Wave 2 Lightning Bolt Blue Foundation (discontinued) 6.6
Glistening Gold Wave 1 Desert Yellow Foundation (discontinued) 4.9
Glistening Gums Wave 1 Emperor Children Layer 7.7
Gloss Varnish Wave 3 Grey Seer Base 2.0
Goblinoid Green Wave 2 Orruk Flesh Base 3.7
Gravestone Blue Wave 1 Codex Grey Foundation (discontinued) 6.4
Green Beret Wave 2 Athonian Camoshade Shade 4.3
Green Glaze Wave 2 Bilious Green Foundation (discontinued) 4.0
Griffon Claw Wave 1 Commando Khaki Foundation (discontinued) 2.8
Gung-ho Green Wave 2 Ushabti Bone Air 3.9
Gyzmo Fur Wave 2 Bestigor Flesh Layer 0.4
Hazard Yellow Wash Wave 3 Pallid Flesh Foundation (discontinued) 5.3
Heirloom Gold Wave 3 Ungor Flesh Layer 3.0
Helion Red Wash Wave 2 Bugman Glow Base 4.6
Hellspawn Red Wave 2 Macharius Solar Orange Foundation (discontinued) 4.4
Hot Pink Wave 2 Carroburg Crimson Shade 7.5
Hydra Green Wave 2 Dark Reaper Layer 1.9
Incubus Purple Wave 3 Warpfiend Grey Layer 3.6
Inferno Orange Wave 3 Wild Rider Red Layer 5.1
Ion Blue Wave 3 Ulthuan Grey Air 5.3
Ivory Tusk Wave 1 Wrack White Dry 4.7
Jade Green Wave 2 Dark Green Ink Foundation (discontinued) 4.4
Keleton Legion Wave 1 Karak Stone Air 4.0
Kobold Grey Wave 2 Administratum Grey Air 8.0
Kronos Flesh Wave 2 Karak Stone Air 4.3
Legion Green Wave 3 Scaly Green Foundation (discontinued) 5.0
Leviathan Blue Wave 2 Teclis Blue Layer 1.5
Magi Purple Wash Wave 2 Naggaroth Night Base 6.2
Manticore Ochre Wave 2 Leprous Brown Foundation (discontinued) 3.3
Marine Blue Wave 1 Hormagaunt Purple Foundation (discontinued) 6.2
Matt Varnish Wave 3 Valhallan Blizzard Technical 1.2
Merald Green Wave 1 Waystone Green Technical 5.5
Mythic Turquoise Wave 3 Temple Guard Blue Air 7.4
Mythril Blade Wave 1 Codex Grey Foundation (discontinued) 2.2
Necrosis Green Wash Wave 1 Nurgling Green Dry 7.2
Neo Pink Wave 2 Changeling Pink Dry 4.5
Noble Steed Brown Wave 2 Fyreslayer Flesh Contrast 4.0
Oblivion Black Wash Wave 1 Eshin Grey Layer 3.8
Omega Blue Wave 3 Baharroth Blue Layer 6.1
Orange Flare Wave 1 Ryza Rust Dry 4.3
Orange Glaze Wave 2 Thallax Gold Air 4.5
Orc Hide Wave 2 Nurgling Green Dry 2.7
Overlord Brass Wave 2 Kislev Flesh Air 3.5
Oxidation Green Wave 3 Mechanicus Standard Grey Air 3.7
Paladin Flesh Wave 2 Fyreslayer Flesh Contrast 4.1
Pale Skin Wave 3 Kislev Flesh Air 3.6
Panzer Yellow Wave 3 Hobgrot Hide Base 4.2
Perisher Pink Wave 2 Knight-Questor Flesh Layer 7.8
Pestilence Green Wave 3 Tyrant Skull Dry 7.2
Plate Armour Wave 1 Astrogranite Technical 1.3
Platinum Crown Wave 2 Wraithbone Base 3.7
Purple Glaze Wave 2 Carroburg Crimson Shade 4.3
RC Flesh Wash Wave 1 Goblin Green Foundation (discontinued) 5.9
Ranger Cloak Wave 2 Camo Green Foundation (discontinued) 4.0
Ray Gun Glow Wave 2 Baharroth Blue Layer 4.0
Red Glaze Wave 2 Bloodletter Glaze 3.7
Red Rage Wave 3 Beaten Copper Foundation (discontinued) 2.1
Relic Blue Wave 3 Calth Blue Clear Air 3.5
Ritz O'Tin Wave 3 Baneblade Brown Air 3.5
Rodent Grey Wave 2 Dawnstone Air 3.9
Royal Cloak Wave 1 Bloodreaver Flesh Layer 5.3
Runic Purple Wave 1 Dechala Lilac Layer 6.4
Rust Orange Wave 1 Macharius Solar Orange Foundation (discontinued) 3.8
Sandstone Wave 1 Baneblade Brown Air 2.1
Sanguine Scarlet Wave 1 Mephiston Red Spray 1.7
Satyr Brown Wave 2 Fulgurite Copper Layer 2.8
Scabbard Brown Wave 3 Khemri Brown Foundation (discontinued) 4.6
Scarab Red Wave 3 Squig Orange Layer 5.1
Scorched Earth Wave 1 Gorthor Brown Layer 5.4
Seafarer Blue Wave 3 Lothern Blue Air 2.1
Sentient Turquoise Wave 2 Aethermatic Blue Contrast 5.6
Septric Green Wave 3 Ogryn Camo Air 6.2
Serpent Eye Yellow Wave 3 Sunburst Yellow Foundation (discontinued) 1.9
Shadow Blue Wave 3 Nighthaunt Gloom Technical 7.0
Sir Coates Silver Wave 1 Eshin Grey Layer 2.3
Skulker Yellow Wave 1 Bronzed Flesh Foundation (discontinued) 4.4
Smoke Grey Wash Wave 3 Munitorum Varnish Spray 0.9
Solar Flare Wave 3 Pyroclast Orange Clear Air 0.4
Sorceror's Cloak Wave 1 Eidolon Purple Clear Air 5.2
Spartan Bronze Wave 1 Scorched Brown Foundation (discontinued) 3.8
Spectral Purple Wave 3 Druchii Violet Shade 5.0
Steampunk Copper Wave 2 Ratskin Flesh Base 3.7
Sun Bleach Yellow Wave 3 Sigismund Yellow Clear Air 3.4
Sword Hilt Burgundy Wave 1 Bloodreaver Flesh Layer 7.6
Talisman Green Wave 2 Scorpion Green Foundation (discontinued) 4.6
Tempest Blue Wash Wave 2 The Fang Air 3.9
Temple Stone Wave 1 Commando Khaki Foundation (discontinued) 3.3
Top Brass Wave 2 Karak Stone Air 1.3
Traitor Green Wave 3 Dark Reaper Layer 4.2
Troll Snot Green Wave 2 Orruk Flesh Base 2.8
Trooper White Wave 1 Valhallan Blizzard Technical 5.5
Twin Suns Yellow Wave 3 Tyrant Skull Dry 8.3
Ur Cloak Wave 1 Bugman Glow Base 4.5
Vambrace Brown Wave 3 Balthasar Gold Air 3.7
Vampire Fang Wave 1 Terminatus Stone Air 1.1
Von Evile Pimple Wave 3 Shyish Purple Contrast 4.4
War Master Green Wave 3 Mechanicus Standard Grey Air 4.0
Wasteland Brown Wave 1 Khemri Brown Foundation (discontinued) 6.6
White Star Wave 1 'Ardcoat Technical 0.0
Witching Hour Blue Wave 2 Ultramarine Blue Foundation (discontinued) 3.2
Wizard Grey Wave 1 Iron Warriors Base 2.7
Wolf Grey Wave 1 Russ Grey Air 4.5
Wyvern Green Wave 1 Death Korps Drab Air 2.9
Yellow Flame Wave 1 Averland Sunset Air 3.6
Yellow Glaze Wave 2 Lamenters Yellow Glaze 3.0
Zombie Rot Wave 3 Krieg Khaki Layer 2.5

Converting a one-coat range? Contrast, Speedpaint and Xpress rows need a tighter bracket than the rest of this table

Reverse: Citadel → Duncan

The reverse chart is a different answer, not this one upside down: how much of a range another really covers, in both directions