Duncan to Golden paint conversion chart

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

78 of the 180 Duncan colours below have an equivalent in Golden 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 5.7. The 102 gaps are not spread evenly: 27 of them are oranges, so that is the corner of the Duncan range Golden 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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		ΔE
Abyss Blue Wave 2	Cerulean Blue Deep Heavy Body	6.9
Ambush Yellow Wave 3	Naples Yellow Hue OPEN Acrylics	3.5
Amethyst Rayne Wave 1	Ultramarine Violet Fluid	2.1
Amphora Red Wave 3	Violet Oxide Heavy Body	2.7
Amulet Purple Wave 2	Zinc White OPEN Acrylics	15.0
Ancient Forest Wave 1	Burnt Umber Light Fluid	5.7
Ancient Gold Wave 3	Sap Green Hue OPEN Acrylics	9.3
Antiquity Green Wave 3	Viridian Green Hue OPEN Acrylics	2.9
Apocalypse Sky Wave 3	Cadmium Red Light OPEN Acrylics	2.2
Archaic Sepia Wash Wave 1	Raw Sienna Fluid	10.2
Ares Flesh Wave 2	Naples Yellow Hue Fluid	2.1
Argonaut Skin Wave 2	Raw Sienna Fluid	9.4
Ashen Grey Wave 2	Sap Green Hue Heavy Body	5.6
Asmodeus Red Wave 2	Alizarin Crimson Hue OPEN Acrylics	3.6
Aztec Turquoise Wash Wave 3	N6 Neutral Gray Heavy Body	7.8
Barbarian Brawn Wave 1	Red Oxide Fluid	8.1
Bard Skin Wave 2	Raw Sienna Heavy Body	11.3
Batle Axe Brass Wave 2	Naples Yellow Hue Fluid	9.6
Battle Mud Wash Wave 1	N5 Neutral Gray Heavy Body	7.1
Berserker Red Wave 1	Violet Oxide Heavy Body	4.5
Blue Glaze Wave 2	Cerulean Blue, Chromium OPEN Acrylics	5.3
Blue Steel Wave 3	N5 Neutral Gray High Flow	7.2
Boar Hide Wave 1	Burnt Sienna Fluid	5.0
Bone Wash Wave 3	N7 Neutral Gray Heavy Body	6.1
Boot Strap Brown Wave 3	Raw Sienna OPEN Acrylics	6.1
Carapace Green Wave 3	Phthalo Green (yellow Shade) Heavy Body	6.6
Carcharodon Grey Wave 1	N6 Neutral Gray Heavy Body	2.0
Celestial Blue Wave 1	Manganese Blue Hue OPEN Acrylics	3.6
Centurion Red Wave 3	Cadmium Red Light Heavy Body	3.6
Cerberus Brown Wave 2	Naples Yellow Deep SoFlat Matte Acrylic Colors	5.2
Chaos Bronze Wave 3	Raw Sienna Fluid	8.8
Cold Corpse Blue Wave 1	N4 Neutral Gray Heavy Body	6.6
Contagion Green Wave 3	Terre Verte Hue Heavy Body	2.8
Craven Yellow Wave 2	Pale Yellow SoFlat Matte Acrylic Colors	3.2
Cuirass Leather Wave 1	Raw Umber Fluid	4.3
Cursed Blue Wave 2	Cobalt Teal Heavy Body	1.5
Cyber Pink Wave 3	Medium Magenta Heavy Body	3.5
Dark Sun Yellow Wave 1	Yellow Oxide Heavy Body	2.9
Death Metal Wave 3	N5 Neutral Gray OPEN Acrylics	4.5
Death Reaper Wave 1	Graphite Gray Heavy Body	2.6
Decadent Purple Wave 3	Zinc White Heavy Body	8.2
Demon Red Wave 1	Cadmium Red Medium Hue Heavy Body	2.3
Doom Death Black Wave 1	N3 Neutral Gray Heavy Body	1.6
Dragon Fang Wave 1	Raw Sienna Fluid	7.2
Dragon's Gold Wave 1	Yellow Oxide Fluid	2.6
Dread Red Wave 2	Violet Oxide Fluid	1.1
Druid Flesh Wave 2	Vandyke Brown Hue OPEN Acrylics	2.8
Dry Rust Brown Wave 2	Yellow Ochre Heavy Body	4.3
Dungeon Stone Grey Wave 1	N5 Neutral Gray OPEN Acrylics	5.7
Dust Bowl Wave 1	Raw Sienna OPEN Acrylics	8.9
Dwarven Iron Wave 2	N5 Neutral Gray High Flow	4.7
Dwarven Skin Wave 1	Raw Sienna Fluid	8.6
Eidolon Grey Wave 2	Sap Green Hue Heavy Body	3.8
Elder Robe Wave 3	Cerulean Blue Hue High Flow	1.7
Elixir Green Wave 3	Light Green (blue Shade) Heavy Body	7.2
Elven Skin Wave 1	Yellow Ochre OPEN Acrylics	7.5
Elysium Blue Wave 1	Azurite Hue Heavy Body	3.6
Emperor Red Wave 3	Alizarin Crimson Hue Heavy Body	3.6
Emperor's Purple Wave 3	Light Violet Heavy Body	11.7
Enchantment Blue Wave 3	Azurite Hue Heavy Body	3.2
Enchantress Purple Wave 3	Red Violet SoFlat Matte Acrylic Colors	5.3
Enticing Purple Wave 3	N5 Neutral Gray High Flow	8.2
Ethereal Green Wave 1	Green Gold Fluid	8.7
Evil Eye Red Wave 2	Cadmium Red Light Heavy Body	5.3
Fanatic Orange Wave 1	Cadmium Red Light SoFlat Matte Acrylic Colors	4.5
Faust Blue Wave 3	Viridian Green Hue Heavy Body	6.9
Field Grey Wave 2	Sap Green Hue OPEN Acrylics	8.7
Fire Opal Wave 3	Quinacridone Nickel Azo Gold Heavy Body	8.4
Flak Gun Yellow Wave 3	Yellow Oxide Fluid	4.0
Flaming Forge Orange Wave 2	Naples Yellow Deep SoFlat Matte Acrylic Colors	1.7
Flesh Wash Wave 1	Naples Yellow Hue Fluid	8.5
Frost Blue Wave 3	Cobalt Teal OPEN Acrylics	8.4
Fury Green Wave 2	Sap Green Hue OPEN Acrylics	6.1
Ghoul Green Wave 2	Transparent Phthalo Green BS High Flow	6.4
Gigawatt Blue Wave 2	Cobalt Teal OPEN Acrylics	9.8
Glistening Gold Wave 1	Raw Sienna Fluid	9.0
Glistening Gums Wave 1	Medium Magenta Heavy Body	10.7
Gloss Varnish Wave 3	N7 Neutral Gray Heavy Body	5.7
Goblinoid Green Wave 2	Light Green (blue Shade) Heavy Body	8.4
Gravestone Blue Wave 1	N5 Neutral Gray High Flow	6.3
Green Beret Wave 2	Terre Verte Hue Heavy Body	5.8
Green Glaze Wave 2	Light Green (yellow Shade) Heavy Body	4.7
Griffon Claw Wave 1	N6 Neutral Gray Heavy Body	6.3
Gung-ho Green Wave 2	Terre Verte Hue Heavy Body	8.7
Gyzmo Fur Wave 2	Yellow Ochre OPEN Acrylics	0.7
Hazard Yellow Wash Wave 3	N7 Neutral Gray Heavy Body	12.7
Heirloom Gold Wave 3	Yellow Oxide Fluid	3.9
Helion Red Wash Wave 2	Red Oxide Fluid	7.8
Hellspawn Red Wave 2	Naphthol Red Light Fluid	2.6
Hot Pink Wave 2	Light Magenta Heavy Body	6.5
Hydra Green Wave 2	Viridian Green Hue Heavy Body	4.9
Incubus Purple Wave 3	N5 Neutral Gray OPEN Acrylics	2.6
Inferno Orange Wave 3	Pyrrole Red Light Fluid	4.1
Ion Blue Wave 3	Zinc White Heavy Body	10.8
Ivory Tusk Wave 1	N7 Neutral Gray Heavy Body	6.0
Jade Green Wave 2	Cobalt Green Heavy Body	6.2
Keleton Legion Wave 1	Yellow Ochre Fluid	9.3
Kobold Grey Wave 2	Terre Verte Hue OPEN Acrylics	7.0
Kronos Flesh Wave 2	Yellow Ochre Fluid	9.4
Legion Green Wave 3	Viridian Green Hue OPEN Acrylics	4.7
Leviathan Blue Wave 2	Azurite Hue Heavy Body	3.2
Magi Purple Wash Wave 2	Permanent Violet Dark Fluid	5.5
Manticore Ochre Wave 2	Yellow Oxide OPEN Acrylics	2.0
Marine Blue Wave 1	Ultramarine Violet Fluid	5.8
Matt Varnish Wave 3	N8 Neutral Gray Heavy Body	2.2
Merald Green Wave 1	Dark Green SoFlat Matte Acrylic Colors	1.2
Mythic Turquoise Wave 3	Cobalt Teal SoFlat Matte Acrylic Colors	5.9
Mythril Blade Wave 1	N5 Neutral Gray High Flow	3.5
Necrosis Green Wash Wave 1	Terre Verte Hue OPEN Acrylics	3.5
Neo Pink Wave 2	Light Magenta Heavy Body	14.6
Noble Steed Brown Wave 2	Raw Sienna OPEN Acrylics	7.7
Oblivion Black Wash Wave 1	Graphite Gray Heavy Body	2.3
Omega Blue Wave 3	Teal Fluid	4.5
Orange Flare Wave 1	Quinacridone Nickel Azo Gold Heavy Body	4.1
Orange Glaze Wave 2	Fluorescent Orange SoFlat Matte Acrylic Colors	7.7
Orc Hide Wave 2	Terre Verte Hue Heavy Body	6.8
Overlord Brass Wave 2	Naples Yellow Hue Fluid	8.2
Oxidation Green Wave 3	Viridian Green Hue Heavy Body	3.5
Paladin Flesh Wave 2	Burnt Umber Light Fluid	5.7
Pale Skin Wave 3	Naples Yellow Hue Fluid	7.4
Panzer Yellow Wave 3	Yellow Ochre Fluid	6.5
Perisher Pink Wave 2	Cadmium Red Medium Hue Fluid	10.0
Pestilence Green Wave 3	Cadmium Yellow Primrose Heavy Body	8.7
Plate Armour Wave 1	N5 Neutral Gray High Flow	5.3
Platinum Crown Wave 2	Titan Buff Fluid	4.7
Purple Glaze Wave 2	Medium Magenta Heavy Body	15.3
RC Flesh Wash Wave 1	Phthalo Green (yellow Shade) Heavy Body	7.4
Ranger Cloak Wave 2	Terre Verte Hue OPEN Acrylics	4.1
Ray Gun Glow Wave 2	Cobalt Teal Heavy Body	7.0
Red Glaze Wave 2	Fluorescent Red SoFlat Matte Acrylic Colors	7.8
Red Rage Wave 3	Red Oxide OPEN Acrylics	2.5
Relic Blue Wave 3	Azurite Hue Heavy Body	3.7
Ritz O'Tin Wave 3	N6 Neutral Gray Heavy Body	9.9
Rodent Grey Wave 2	N5 Neutral Gray Heavy Body	9.1
Royal Cloak Wave 1	Violet Oxide Fluid	7.5
Runic Purple Wave 1	Zinc White OPEN Acrylics	15.7
Rust Orange Wave 1	Naphthol Red Light Fluid	4.2
Sandstone Wave 1	Raw Sienna Fluid	10.2
Sanguine Scarlet Wave 1	Naphthol Red Medium OPEN Acrylics	1.3
Satyr Brown Wave 2	Yellow Oxide OPEN Acrylics	4.6
Scabbard Brown Wave 3	Raw Sienna OPEN Acrylics	8.1
Scarab Red Wave 3	Alizarin Crimson Hue Heavy Body	4.1
Scorched Earth Wave 1	Burnt Umber Light Fluid	4.5
Seafarer Blue Wave 3	Cobalt Teal OPEN Acrylics	4.2
Sentient Turquoise Wave 2	Azurite Hue Heavy Body	8.2
Septric Green Wave 3	Fluorescent Chartreuse Fluorescent & Phosphorescent Colors	13.2
Serpent Eye Yellow Wave 3	Hansa Yellow Opaque Fluid	1.9
Shadow Blue Wave 3	Cobalt Turquoise OPEN Acrylics	9.2
Sir Coates Silver Wave 1	N4 Neutral Gray Heavy Body	2.2
Skulker Yellow Wave 1	Diarylide Yellow Fluid	2.1
Smoke Grey Wash Wave 3	Titanium White Fluid	0.9
Solar Flare Wave 3	Fluorescent Orange Fluorescent & Phosphorescent Colors	3.8
Sorceror's Cloak Wave 1	Light Violet Heavy Body	9.8
Spartan Bronze Wave 1	Burnt Umber Light Fluid	5.4
Spectral Purple Wave 3	Fluorescent Violet SoFlat Matte Acrylic Colors	12.1
Steampunk Copper Wave 2	Raw Sienna Heavy Body	5.9
Sun Bleach Yellow Wave 3	Benzimidazolone Yellow Medium OPEN Acrylics	1.8
Sword Hilt Burgundy Wave 1	Violet Oxide Fluid	6.1
Talisman Green Wave 2	Fluorescent Green Fluorescent & Phosphorescent Colors	7.5
Tempest Blue Wash Wave 2	Cobalt Turquoise Heavy Body	7.6
Temple Stone Wave 1	N6 Neutral Gray Heavy Body	10.6
Top Brass Wave 2	Yellow Ochre Fluid	4.5
Traitor Green Wave 3	Phthalo Green (blue Shade) Heavy Body	4.9
Troll Snot Green Wave 2	Light Green (yellow Shade) Heavy Body	7.2
Trooper White Wave 1	Teal Heavy Body	4.9
Twin Suns Yellow Wave 3	Titanate Yellow Heavy Body	8.0
Ur Cloak Wave 1	Red Oxide Fluid	5.0
Vambrace Brown Wave 3	Raw Sienna Fluid	7.9
Vampire Fang Wave 1	Titan Buff Fluid	7.3
Von Evile Pimple Wave 3	Prussian Blue Hue Fluid	7.4
War Master Green Wave 3	Bone Black Heavy Body	4.8
Wasteland Brown Wave 1	N5 Neutral Gray Heavy Body	10.5
White Star Wave 1	Titanium White Fluid	1.0
Witching Hour Blue Wave 2	Cerulean Blue Hue SoFlat Matte Acrylic Colors	3.6
Wizard Grey Wave 1	N5 Neutral Gray Heavy Body	1.4
Wolf Grey Wave 1	Azurite Hue Heavy Body	8.9
Wyvern Green Wave 1	N4 Neutral Gray Heavy Body	6.3
Yellow Flame Wave 1	Transparent Yellow Iron Oxide OPEN Acrylics	1.2
Yellow Glaze Wave 2	Pale Yellow SoFlat Matte Acrylic Colors	2.8
Zombie Rot Wave 3	Titan Green Pale Fluid	6.7

One side of this chart is a craft or fine-art range: what these matches promise, and where a craft bottle belongs on a model

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

Reverse: Golden → Duncan

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