Paint Equivalents

Mission Models to Citadel paint conversion chart

Every Mission Models paint with its closest Citadel equivalent, matched by CIEDE2000. 201 rows, sorted by name.

148 of the 201 Mission Models colours below have an equivalent in Citadel within ΔE 5, the distance at which a substitution stops being obvious on a painted model. 34 sit within ΔE 2 and are interchangeable outright. Across the whole range the typical distance is ΔE 3.9. The 53 gaps are not spread evenly: 14 of them are yellows, so that is the corner of the Mission Models 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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Mission ModelsCitadelΔE
Aircraft Grey Gloss FS 16473 Nuln Oil Gloss Shade 3.6
Aluminum Fortress Grey Foundation (discontinued) 1.7
Anthrazitgrau RAL 7016 (Anthracite Grey) Dryad Bark Air 5.0
Aotaki Blue Green Hawk Turquoise Foundation (discontinued) 5.3
Arcadian Blue (F 1965) Grey Knights Steel Air 3.0
Azure Blue RAF / FS 35231 Stormfang Dry 10.4
Black Abaddon Black Air 0.0
Black Primer Primer Abaddon Black Air 0.0
Blue Midnight Blue Foundation (discontinued) 1.8
Brass Karak Stone Air 2.4
Braunviolet RLM 81 Typhus Corrosion Technical 0.9
Bright Blue (Mecha etc) Enchanted Blue Foundation (discontinued) 1.2
British Light Silver Grey RAL 7001 Ironbreaker Air 4.9
British Light Stone RAL 61 Golden Griffon Dry 5.2
British Portland Stone RAL 64 Typhon Ash Air 5.2
British Sand Yellow Modern AFV Relictor Gold Air 5.1
British Slate Grey 34 Drakenhof Nightshade Shade 8.0
Bronze Green British AFV Dark Reaper Layer 7.1
Brown Stirland Mud Technical 7.0
Chrome Nuln Oil Gloss Shade 2.2
Clear Primer (Transparent) Primer Corax White Base 0.0
Cold Rolled Steel Eshin Grey Layer 2.7
Concrete 1 Ushabti Bone Air 2.5
Copper Dwarf Bronze Foundation (discontinued) 1.5
Coral (CH 1955/626) Martian Ironcrust Technical 4.7
Crocus Yellow Wraithbone Base 5.6
Dark Aluminum Boltgun Metal Foundation (discontinued) 1.5
Dark Ghost Grey FS 36320 Warpfiend Grey Layer 5.1
Dark Grey RLM 66 German WWII Late War Cockpits, etc Sylvaneth Bark Dry 7.7
Dark Gull Grey FS 36231 Codex Grey Foundation (discontinued) 4.3
Dark Rust 1 Guilliman Flesh Contrast 1.0
Dark Tan FS 30219 Gorthor Brown Layer 3.7
Dunkelbraun RAL 7017 Steel Legion Drab Air 1.9
Dunkelgelb RAL 7028 Morghast Bone Base 4.4
Dunkelgelb Late 1944 RAL 7028 Golden Griffon Dry 5.2
Dunkelgrün RLM 71 Castellan Green Air 4.8
Dunkelgrün RLM 83 Death Guard Green Base 3.8
Duraluminum Astrogranite Technical 4.2
Earth Red Brown Merdec FS 30117 Skrag Brown Layer 5.4
Earth Yellow Tan Merdec FS 30257 Shining Gold Foundation (discontinued) 1.4
Extra Dark Sea Grey BS381 RAF The Fang Air 5.9
Farm Tractor Green (Bright Green) Warpstone Glow Layer 5.0
Farm Tractor Yellow Phalanx Yellow Air 1.6
French Blue (Cobalt Blue) Space Wolves Grey Contrast 5.3
Gelb (Yellow) RLM 04 German WWII Golden Yellow Foundation (discontinued) 1.4
Gelbbraun RAL 8020 Kislev Flesh Air 4.1
Gelbolive RAL 6014 Steel Legion Drab Air 3.4
German Field Grey 6006 Knarloc Green Foundation (discontinued) 8.7
German WWII Elfenbein Interior White Wraithbone Base 4.8
Gloss Black Base for Chrome Abaddon Black Air 0.0
Gloss Grey USN FS 16081 Akhelian Green Contrast 4.4
Gloss Sea Blue FS 15042 Stegadon Scale Green Base 2.0
Gloss White Base for Chrome Corax White Base 0.0
Gold Shining Gold Foundation (discontinued) 3.4
Grau RLM 02 Rakarth Flesh Base 3.5
Graugrun Khakibrun RAL 7008 Aggaros Dunes Contrast 4.0
Graugrun RLM 74 Asurmen Blue Wash Foundation Wash (discontinued) 3.6
Grauviolet RLM 75 Eshin Grey Layer 1.4
Green Dark Angels Green Foundation (discontinued) 3.4
Green Zinc Chromate Elysian Green Air 4.0
Grey Blue Cockpit / Camo Modern Russian Jets Fenrisian Grey Air 3.5
Grey Primer Primer Necron Compound Dry 1.8
Grunbraun RAL 8000 Gretchin Green Foundation (discontinued) 1.3
Gun Metal Skavenblight Dinge Layer 4.6
Gunship Grey FS 36118 Adeptus Battlegrey Foundation (discontinued) 5.0
Have Glass Grey FS36170 Iron Warriors Base 2.5
Haze Grey US Navy 5H Nuln Oil Gloss Shade 5.7
Hellblau RLM 65 Astronomicon Grey Foundation (discontinued) 4.1
Hellblau RLM 78 Drakenhof Nightshade Shade 3.3
Hellgrun RLM 82 Death Guard Green Base 3.4
High Low Visibility Grey FS (595) FS 36373 Drakenhof Nightshade Shade 1.8
Hiway Yellow 1930 / 1990 Heavy Equipment Golden Yellow Foundation (discontinued) 0.5
Hull Red Anti Fouling Norfolk 65A Wazdakka Red Layer 3.1
IDF Green Typhus Corrosion Technical 5.4
IDF Sand Grey Version 1 Gretchin Green Foundation (discontinued) 3.5
IDF Sand Grey Version 2 Reikland Fleshshade Shade 5.3
Insignia Red FS 31136 Angron Red Clear Air 2.5
Insignia White FS 17875 Corax White Base 0.0
Intermediate Blue FS 35164 The Fang Air 3.1
Iridescent Blue Altdorf Guard Blue Layer 4.9
Iridescent Candy Red Blood Red Foundation (discontinued) 3.4
Iridescent Cherry Mechrite Red Foundation (discontinued) 4.6
Iridescent Duck Teal Temple Guard Blue Air 8.0
Iridescent Lemon Yellow Sunburst Yellow Foundation (discontinued) 2.7
Iridescent Plum Purple Kantor Blue Air 5.1
Iridescent Turquoise Ahriman Blue Layer 1.1
J3 SP Lt Grey Japanese Zero (Amber) Rakarth Flesh Base 2.7
Japanese D1 Deep Green WWII (IJN) Dark Reaper Layer 3.2
Japanese J3 Hai-Iro Lt Grey (Zero) Death Guard Green Base 8.0
Japanese M3 Mitsubishi Interior Green WWII Biel-Tan Green Shade 5.8
Japanese Propeller Brown Bugman Glow Base 2.7
Japanese Q1 Anti Glare Blue Black Cowl WWII Black Legion Contrast 3.7
LRDG Pink Bleached Bone Foundation (discontinued) 4.3
Lavender Pallid Flesh Foundation (discontinued) 9.7
Lichtblau RLM 76 Deepkin Flesh Layer 6.9
Light Blue (Mecha) Teclis Blue Layer 3.2
Light Ghost Grey FS 36375 Codex Grey Foundation (discontinued) 2.0
Light Grey FS 36495 Nuln Oil Gloss Shade 5.2
Light Gull Grey FS 16440 Valhallan Blizzard Technical 1.6
Light Gull Grey FS 36440 Nuln Oil Gloss Shade 5.2
Light Neutral Commando Khaki Foundation (discontinued) 3.2
Light Rust 1 Ryza Rust Dry 4.4
Light Sea Grey FS 36307 Dawnstone Air 6.8
Lilac (Chrysler 1966) Tentacle Pink Foundation (discontinued) 4.5
Mahogany (Flight Decks, Tools) Bugman Glow Base 2.2
Medium Grey FS 35237 Codex Grey Foundation (discontinued) 7.2
Medium Grey FS 36270 Ironbreaker Air 3.6
Metallic Burnt Iron 1 Skavenblight Dinge Layer 3.3
NATO Black Black Legion Contrast 3.3
NATO Brown Thondia Brown Base 4.5
NATO Green Loren Forest Layer 4.0
Neutral Haze Grey US Navy (WWII/Post) Administratum Grey Air 6.5
New Construction Yellow (1990 to present) Shining Gold Foundation (discontinued) 3.5
Ocean Grey RAF WWII Mid/Late FS 36173 Dawnstone Air 4.4
Olive Drab / Dark Green 1968-74 FS 24087 Sylvaneth Bark Dry 3.9
Olivegrun RAL 6003 Death Guard Green Spray 1.5
Olivegrun RLM 80 (Trop) Death Guard Green Spray 4.6
Orange Blazing Orange Foundation (discontinued) 3.9
Panzer Grey RAL 7021 Eshin Grey Layer 4.0
Pearl Copper Tanned Flesh Foundation (discontinued) 2.9
Pearl Deep Black Black Legion Contrast 3.6
Pearl Deep Blue Altdorf Guard Blue Layer 7.0
Pearl Deep Charcoal Black Legion Contrast 6.3
Pearl Deep Green Goblin Green Foundation (discontinued) 3.1
Pearl Kiwi Lime Scorpion Green Foundation (discontinued) 8.5
Pearl Red Mephiston Red Spray 3.5
Pearl Root Beer Brown Catachan Fleshtone Base 4.9
Pearl Solid Gold Armageddon Dust Technical 7.7
Pearl Starship White Valhallan Blizzard Technical 2.8
Pearl Tropical Orange Jokaero Orange Base 4.3
Pearl Wild Berry Warlock Purple Foundation (discontinued) 5.1
Pink Pallid Flesh Foundation (discontinued) 6.4
Pink Primer Primer Changeling Pink Dry 7.3
Purple (Purple Violet) Genestealer Purple Air 7.7
RAF Dark Earth Gretchin Green Foundation (discontinued) 3.0
RAF Dark Green Knarloc Green Foundation (discontinued) 2.2
RAF High Speed Silver Munitorum Varnish Spray 1.1
RAF Interior Green Nurgling Green Dry 3.6
RAF Middle Stone Kommando Khaki Foundation (discontinued) 4.3
RAF underside Sky 610 Screaming Skull Layer 4.4
Radome Tan FS 33613 Bleached Bone Foundation (discontinued) 4.3
Rail Tie Brown Graveyard Earth Foundation (discontinued) 2.4
Red Blood Red Foundation (discontinued) 4.4
Red Oxide German WWII RAL 3009 Verminlord Hide Dry 4.3
Red Oxide Primer Primer Verminlord Hide Dry 4.3
Resedagrun RAL 6011 Death Guard Green Base 6.6
Rotbraun RAL 8017 Catachan Fleshtone Base 2.3
Rotbraun RAL 8012 Mournfang Brown Air 6.1
Russian 6k FS 30117 Vermin Fur Foundation (discontinued) 3.1
Russian Cockpit Emerald Green Warboss Green Air 2.4
Russian Dark Green 4BO FS 34079 Death Korps Drab Air 1.5
Russian Dark Olive 2 FS 34096 Death Guard Green Spray 6.2
Russian Dark Olive FS 34102 Knarloc Green Foundation (discontinued) 2.7
Russian Dark Olive Faded 1 FS 34096 Death Guard Green Spray 6.2
Russian Green Modern AFV Knarloc Green Foundation (discontinued) 4.5
Russian WWII 4B0 FS 34257 Camo Green Foundation (discontinued) 6.5
SAC Bomber Tan FS 34201 Runelord Brass Base 8.0
SAC bomber Green FS 34159 Dawnstone Air 4.5
Sand Merdec Gretchin Green Foundation (discontinued) 4.1
Sandgelb RLM 79 Flesh Wash Foundation Wash (discontinued) 5.2
Sandgrau RAL 7027 Skeleton Horde Contrast 4.0
Schwarzgrun RLM 70 German WWII Catachan Green Foundation (discontinued) 7.5
Sea Grey Medium RAF WWII BS 637 Celestra Grey Base 4.8
Signalbraun RAL 8002 Calthan Brown Foundation (discontinued) 2.5
Silver Fortress Grey Foundation (discontinued) 3.4
Standard Rust Spiritstone Red Technical 3.6
Surf Green (CH 1957) Ulthuan Grey Air 11.2
Tan Primer Primer Commando Khaki Foundation (discontinued) 3.2
Tire Black 1 Abaddon Black Air 0.0
Transparent Blue Liche Purple Foundation (discontinued) 8.7
Transparent Dust Bleached Bone Foundation (discontinued) 4.3
Transparent Green Warpstone Glow Layer 3.6
Transparent Light Rust 1 Spiritstone Red Technical 3.6
Transparent Medium Corax White Base 0.0
Transparent Orange Ryza Rust Dry 2.9
Transparent Red Mechrite Red Foundation (discontinued) 2.7
Transparent Smoke Administratum Grey Air 3.5
US Army Khaki Drab FS 34088 Aggaros Dunes Contrast 4.1
US Army Olive Drab FS 319 Aggaros Dunes Contrast 4.1
US Army Olive Drab FS 33070 Knarloc Green Foundation (discontinued) 4.8
US Army Olive Drab FS 34088 Death Guard Green Spray 5.8
US Army Olive Drab Faded 1 FS 34088 Death Guard Green Base 3.8
US Army Olive Drab Faded 2 Camo Green Foundation (discontinued) 5.2
US Army Olive Drab Faded 3 Zandri Dust Air 1.4
US Army Sand FS 30277 Commando Khaki Foundation (discontinued) 3.3
US Blue Grey FS35189 Celestra Grey Base 5.1
US Camouflage Grey FS 36622 Wrack White Dry 4.4
US Dark Green FS 34079 Dryad Bark Air 4.0
US Desert Tan Modern 2 FS 33446 Sycorax Bronze Layer 3.2
US Interior Green FS 34151 Death Guard Green Base 4.2
US Medium Green FS 34102 Knarloc Green Foundation (discontinued) 2.7
USAAF Olive Drab 41 WWII Steel Legion Drab Air 4.2
USN Flight Deck Blue 21 The Fang Air 2.1
USN Pale Grey Blue 5P Mithril Silver Foundation (discontinued) 2.4
USN/USMC Sea Blue FS 35042 Necron Abyss Foundation (discontinued) 5.1
White Corax White Base 0.0
White Aluminum Drakenhof Nightshade Shade 2.5
White Primer Primer Corax White Base 0.0
Worn Black Grey Tires / Camo Leviadon Blue Contrast 2.6
Yellow Phalanx Yellow Air 0.9
Yellow Zinc Chromate Sigismund Yellow Clear Air 5.0

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

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