Duncan to Warcolours paint conversion chart
Every Duncan paint with its closest Warcolours equivalent, matched by CIEDE2000. 180 rows, sorted by name.
59 of the 180 Duncan colours below have an equivalent in Warcolours within ΔE 5, the distance at which a substitution stops being obvious on a painted model. 11 sit within ΔE 2 and are interchangeable outright. Across the whole range the typical distance is ΔE 6.3. The 121 gaps are not spread evenly: 27 of them are oranges, so that is the corner of the Duncan range Warcolours 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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| Duncan | Warcolours | ΔE | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Abyss Blue Wave 2 | Blue Grey 5 Layer paints | 8.5 | ||
| Ambush Yellow Wave 3 | Metallic Pale Gold Metallic paints | 5.3 | ||
| Amethyst Rayne Wave 1 | Purple 4 Layer paints | 12.5 | ||
| Amphora Red Wave 3 | Metallic Black Copper Metallic paints | 6.5 | ||
| Amulet Purple Wave 2 | Violet 1 Layer paints | 9.3 | ||
| Ancient Forest Wave 1 | Brown 4 Layer paints | 8.6 | ||
| Ancient Gold Wave 3 | Warm Grey 3 Layer paints | 11.4 | ||
| Antiquity Green Wave 3 | Turquoise 3 Layer paints | 11.3 | ||
| Apocalypse Sky Wave 3 | Orange 5 Layer paints | 3.3 | ||
| Archaic Sepia Wash Wave 1 | Flesh 5 Layer paints | 4.4 | ||
| Ares Flesh Wave 2 | Orange 1 Layer paints | 5.6 | ||
| Argonaut Skin Wave 2 | Transparent Flesh Transparent paints | 7.2 | ||
| Ashen Grey Wave 2 | Warm Grey 4 Layer paints | 6.4 | ||
| Asmodeus Red Wave 2 | Metallic Dark Copper Metallic paints | 9.0 | ||
| Aztec Turquoise Wash Wave 3 | Metallic Silver Metallic paints | 5.3 | ||
| Barbarian Brawn Wave 1 | Transparent Brown Transparent paints | 10.5 | ||
| Bard Skin Wave 2 | Flesh 5 Layer paints | 7.1 | ||
| Batle Axe Brass Wave 2 | Flesh 3 Layer paints | 9.1 | ||
| Battle Mud Wash Wave 1 | Warm Grey 3 Layer paints | 6.1 | ||
| Berserker Red Wave 1 | Metallic Black Copper Metallic paints | 1.5 | ||
| Blue Glaze Wave 2 | Transparent Marine Transparent paints | 6.6 | ||
| Blue Steel Wave 3 | Cool Grey 3 Layer paints | 6.9 | ||
| Boar Hide Wave 1 | Metallic Dark Copper Metallic paints | 4.5 | ||
| Bone Wash Wave 3 | Cool Grey 2 Layer paints | 7.0 | ||
| Boot Strap Brown Wave 3 | Flesh 5 Layer paints | 8.0 | ||
| Carapace Green Wave 3 | Metallic Emerald Metallic paints | 5.4 | ||
| Carcharodon Grey Wave 1 | Metallic Silver Metallic paints | 1.7 | ||
| Celestial Blue Wave 1 | Blue Grey 3 Layer paints | 3.6 | ||
| Centurion Red Wave 3 | Orange 5 Layer paints | 2.2 | ||
| Cerberus Brown Wave 2 | Ochre 3 Layer paints | 5.5 | ||
| Chaos Bronze Wave 3 | Transparent Flesh Transparent paints | 6.1 | ||
| Cold Corpse Blue Wave 1 | Cool Grey 4 Layer paints | 5.2 | ||
| Contagion Green Wave 3 | Transparent Green Transparent paints | 7.3 | ||
| Craven Yellow Wave 2 | Olive 1 Layer paints | 3.7 | ||
| Cuirass Leather Wave 1 | Brown 4 Layer paints | 5.6 | ||
| Cursed Blue Wave 2 | Transparent Turquoise Transparent paints | 4.9 | ||
| Cyber Pink Wave 3 | One-coat Purple One-coat paints | 6.1 | ||
| Dark Sun Yellow Wave 1 | Metallic Lemon Metallic paints | 1.9 | ||
| Death Metal Wave 3 | Warm Grey 3 Layer paints | 5.0 | ||
| Death Reaper Wave 1 | Metallic Black Metallic paints | 3.8 | ||
| Decadent Purple Wave 3 | Cool Grey 1 Layer paints | 10.0 | ||
| Demon Red Wave 1 | One-coat Red One-coat paints | 2.4 | ||
| Doom Death Black Wave 1 | Metallic Black Metallic paints | 2.5 | ||
| Dragon Fang Wave 1 | Transparent Ochre Transparent paints | 5.9 | ||
| Dragon's Gold Wave 1 | Ochre 3 Layer paints | 5.3 | ||
| Dread Red Wave 2 | Brown 4 Layer paints | 8.2 | ||
| Druid Flesh Wave 2 | Brown 4 Layer paints | 3.1 | ||
| Dry Rust Brown Wave 2 | Metallic Lemon Metallic paints | 5.8 | ||
| Dungeon Stone Grey Wave 1 | Transparent Blue Grey Transparent paints | 6.2 | ||
| Dust Bowl Wave 1 | Flesh 5 Layer paints | 11.4 | ||
| Dwarven Iron Wave 2 | Transparent Warm Grey Transparent paints | 2.2 | ||
| Dwarven Skin Wave 1 | Flesh 5 Layer paints | 5.0 | ||
| Eidolon Grey Wave 2 | Warm Grey 4 Layer paints | 7.2 | ||
| Elder Robe Wave 3 | Marine 4 Layer paints | 2.1 | ||
| Elixir Green Wave 3 | Emerald 2 Layer paints | 8.3 | ||
| Elven Skin Wave 1 | Metallic Lemon Metallic paints | 9.2 | ||
| Elysium Blue Wave 1 | Marine 3 Layer paints | 6.5 | ||
| Emperor Red Wave 3 | Pink 4 Layer paints | 7.0 | ||
| Emperor's Purple Wave 3 | Transparent Violet Transparent paints | 12.7 | ||
| Enchantment Blue Wave 3 | Marine 3 Layer paints | 6.2 | ||
| Enchantress Purple Wave 3 | Purple 4 Layer paints | 8.1 | ||
| Enticing Purple Wave 3 | Transparent Cool Grey Transparent paints | 9.4 | ||
| Ethereal Green Wave 1 | Olive 4 Layer paints | 10.2 | ||
| Evil Eye Red Wave 2 | Transparent Brown Transparent paints | 5.3 | ||
| Fanatic Orange Wave 1 | Metallic Red Metallic paints | 5.3 | ||
| Faust Blue Wave 3 | Cool Grey 4 Layer paints | 7.0 | ||
| Field Grey Wave 2 | Warm Grey 3 Layer paints | 7.2 | ||
| Fire Opal Wave 3 | Transparent Brown Transparent paints | 7.8 | ||
| Flak Gun Yellow Wave 3 | Metallic Brown Metallic paints | 7.0 | ||
| Flaming Forge Orange Wave 2 | Yellow 5 Layer paints | 3.9 | ||
| Flesh Wash Wave 1 | Warm Grey 2 Layer paints | 11.7 | ||
| Frost Blue Wave 3 | Transparent Turquoise Transparent paints | 7.0 | ||
| Fury Green Wave 2 | Warm Grey 3 Layer paints | 10.2 | ||
| Ghoul Green Wave 2 | One-coat Turquoise One-coat paints | 4.1 | ||
| Gigawatt Blue Wave 2 | Marine 2 Layer paints | 6.3 | ||
| Glistening Gold Wave 1 | Transparent Ochre Transparent paints | 5.9 | ||
| Glistening Gums Wave 1 | One-coat Purple One-coat paints | 10.0 | ||
| Gloss Varnish Wave 3 | Cool Grey 2 Layer paints | 0.6 | ||
| Goblinoid Green Wave 2 | Green 3 Layer paints | 11.5 | ||
| Gravestone Blue Wave 1 | Cool Grey 3 Layer paints | 8.1 | ||
| Green Beret Wave 2 | Warm Grey 2 Layer paints | 10.0 | ||
| Green Glaze Wave 2 | Metallic Dark Green Metallic paints | 9.3 | ||
| Griffon Claw Wave 1 | Transparent Flesh Transparent paints | 3.0 | ||
| Gung-ho Green Wave 2 | Transparent Olive Transparent paints | 9.9 | ||
| Gyzmo Fur Wave 2 | Metallic Lemon Metallic paints | 4.8 | ||
| Hazard Yellow Wash Wave 3 | Flesh 3 Layer paints | 10.5 | ||
| Heirloom Gold Wave 3 | Ochre 3 Layer paints | 6.5 | ||
| Helion Red Wash Wave 2 | Metallic Dark Copper Metallic paints | 10.9 | ||
| Hellspawn Red Wave 2 | Red 2 Layer paints | 3.7 | ||
| Hot Pink Wave 2 | Pink Glaze Glazing paints | 2.2 | ||
| Hydra Green Wave 2 | Turquoise 4 Layer paints | 8.4 | ||
| Incubus Purple Wave 3 | Metallic Pewter Metallic paints | 4.6 | ||
| Inferno Orange Wave 3 | Red 1 Layer paints | 5.8 | ||
| Ion Blue Wave 3 | Blue 1 Layer paints | 7.5 | ||
| Ivory Tusk Wave 1 | Warm Grey 1 Layer paints | 4.9 | ||
| Jade Green Wave 2 | Emerald 4 Layer paints | 9.3 | ||
| Keleton Legion Wave 1 | Transparent Ochre Transparent paints | 7.3 | ||
| Kobold Grey Wave 2 | Transparent Olive Transparent paints | 8.8 | ||
| Kronos Flesh Wave 2 | Metallic Lemon Metallic paints | 8.8 | ||
| Legion Green Wave 3 | Turquoise 4 Layer paints | 9.5 | ||
| Leviathan Blue Wave 2 | Marine 3 Layer paints | 2.9 | ||
| Magi Purple Wash Wave 2 | Purple 4 Layer paints | 8.0 | ||
| Manticore Ochre Wave 2 | Ochre 3 Layer paints | 4.7 | ||
| Marine Blue Wave 1 | Blue Grey 4 Layer paints | 12.2 | ||
| Matt Varnish Wave 3 | Transparent White Transparent paints | 3.7 | ||
| Merald Green Wave 1 | Emerald 5 Layer paints | 8.0 | ||
| Mythic Turquoise Wave 3 | Transparent Turquoise Transparent paints | 6.2 | ||
| Mythril Blade Wave 1 | Cool Grey 3 Layer paints | 1.7 | ||
| Necrosis Green Wash Wave 1 | Transparent Olive Transparent paints | 5.7 | ||
| Neo Pink Wave 2 | Pink 1 Layer paints | 2.1 | ||
| Noble Steed Brown Wave 2 | Brown 4 Layer paints | 9.4 | ||
| Oblivion Black Wash Wave 1 | Cool Grey 4 Layer paints | 3.3 | ||
| Omega Blue Wave 3 | Turquoise 2 Layer paints | 4.8 | ||
| Orange Flare Wave 1 | Orange 4 Layer paints | 5.6 | ||
| Orange Glaze Wave 2 | Orange 3 Layer paints | 7.7 | ||
| Orc Hide Wave 2 | Transparent Olive Transparent paints | 7.1 | ||
| Overlord Brass Wave 2 | Flesh 3 Layer paints | 8.6 | ||
| Oxidation Green Wave 3 | Blue Grey 5 Layer paints | 6.6 | ||
| Paladin Flesh Wave 2 | Brown 4 Layer paints | 7.5 | ||
| Pale Skin Wave 3 | Orange 1 Layer paints | 10.7 | ||
| Panzer Yellow Wave 3 | Transparent Ochre Transparent paints | 5.0 | ||
| Perisher Pink Wave 2 | Transparent Brown Transparent paints | 6.9 | ||
| Pestilence Green Wave 3 | Flesh 1 Layer paints | 8.4 | ||
| Plate Armour Wave 1 | Transparent Cool Grey Transparent paints | 0.6 | ||
| Platinum Crown Wave 2 | Ochre 1 Layer paints | 8.2 | ||
| Purple Glaze Wave 2 | Transparent Purple Transparent paints | 8.2 | ||
| RC Flesh Wash Wave 1 | Metallic Emerald Metallic paints | 5.8 | ||
| Ranger Cloak Wave 2 | Transparent Olive Transparent paints | 3.3 | ||
| Ray Gun Glow Wave 2 | Transparent Turquoise Transparent paints | 6.8 | ||
| Red Glaze Wave 2 | Transparent Orange Transparent paints | 3.2 | ||
| Red Rage Wave 3 | Metallic Dark Copper Metallic paints | 4.6 | ||
| Relic Blue Wave 3 | Marine 3 Layer paints | 3.7 | ||
| Ritz O'Tin Wave 3 | Transparent Flesh Transparent paints | 2.7 | ||
| Rodent Grey Wave 2 | Warm Grey 3 Layer paints | 4.8 | ||
| Royal Cloak Wave 1 | Brown 4 Layer paints | 8.2 | ||
| Runic Purple Wave 1 | Transparent Violet Transparent paints | 7.9 | ||
| Rust Orange Wave 1 | Metallic Copper Metallic paints | 6.3 | ||
| Sandstone Wave 1 | Flesh 5 Layer paints | 4.8 | ||
| Sanguine Scarlet Wave 1 | Vermilion Inks for Shading and Glazing | 4.2 | ||
| Satyr Brown Wave 2 | Metallic Lemon Metallic paints | 5.1 | ||
| Scabbard Brown Wave 3 | Brown 4 Layer paints | 11.8 | ||
| Scarab Red Wave 3 | Red 2 Layer paints | 7.2 | ||
| Scorched Earth Wave 1 | Warm Grey 4 Layer paints | 6.6 | ||
| Seafarer Blue Wave 3 | Transparent Blue Transparent paints | 3.4 | ||
| Sentient Turquoise Wave 2 | Blue 2 Layer paints | 4.6 | ||
| Septric Green Wave 3 | Olive 3 Layer paints | 5.0 | ||
| Serpent Eye Yellow Wave 3 | Yellow 3 Layer paints | 1.9 | ||
| Shadow Blue Wave 3 | Transparent Blue Grey Transparent paints | 7.0 | ||
| Sir Coates Silver Wave 1 | Cool Grey 4 Layer paints | 1.5 | ||
| Skulker Yellow Wave 1 | Yellow 5 Layer paints | 2.2 | ||
| Smoke Grey Wash Wave 3 | White Inks for Shading and Glazing | 1.1 | ||
| Solar Flare Wave 3 | Orange 3 Layer paints | 1.2 | ||
| Sorceror's Cloak Wave 1 | Transparent Violet Transparent paints | 13.9 | ||
| Spartan Bronze Wave 1 | Brown 4 Layer paints | 3.9 | ||
| Spectral Purple Wave 3 | One-coat Purple One-coat paints | 11.0 | ||
| Steampunk Copper Wave 2 | Metallic Copper Metallic paints | 8.8 | ||
| Sun Bleach Yellow Wave 3 | Transparent Yellow Transparent paints | 4.2 | ||
| Sword Hilt Burgundy Wave 1 | Pink 4 Layer paints | 8.5 | ||
| Talisman Green Wave 2 | Metallic Dark Green Metallic paints | 7.6 | ||
| Tempest Blue Wash Wave 2 | Blue Grey 5 Layer paints | 9.4 | ||
| Temple Stone Wave 1 | Transparent Flesh Transparent paints | 4.7 | ||
| Top Brass Wave 2 | Transparent Ochre Transparent paints | 6.0 | ||
| Traitor Green Wave 3 | Turquoise 4 Layer paints | 6.8 | ||
| Troll Snot Green Wave 2 | Metallic Dark Green Metallic paints | 11.2 | ||
| Trooper White Wave 1 | Transparent White Transparent paints | 5.2 | ||
| Twin Suns Yellow Wave 3 | Flesh 1 Layer paints | 4.6 | ||
| Ur Cloak Wave 1 | Metallic Dark Copper Metallic paints | 9.8 | ||
| Vambrace Brown Wave 3 | Flesh 5 Layer paints | 3.2 | ||
| Vampire Fang Wave 1 | Warm Grey 2 Layer paints | 9.1 | ||
| Von Evile Pimple Wave 3 | Violet 5 Layer paints | 3.0 | ||
| War Master Green Wave 3 | Metallic Black Metallic paints | 5.1 | ||
| Wasteland Brown Wave 1 | Flesh 5 Layer paints | 8.3 | ||
| White Star Wave 1 | White Inks for Shading and Glazing | 1.2 | ||
| Witching Hour Blue Wave 2 | Blue 3 Layer paints | 3.3 | ||
| Wizard Grey Wave 1 | Metallic Pewter Metallic paints | 3.6 | ||
| Wolf Grey Wave 1 | Transparent Blue Grey Transparent paints | 6.4 | ||
| Wyvern Green Wave 1 | Warm Grey 4 Layer paints | 7.1 | ||
| Yellow Flame Wave 1 | Orange 2 Layer paints | 2.5 | ||
| Yellow Glaze Wave 2 | Olive 1 Layer paints | 3.5 | ||
| Zombie Rot Wave 3 | Olive 3 Layer paints | 12.7 | ||