Paint Equivalents

Tom Color to Citadel paint conversion chart

Every Tom Color paint with its closest Citadel equivalent, matched by CIEDE2000. 271 rows, sorted by name.

202 of the 271 Tom Color colours below have an equivalent in Citadel within ΔE 5, the distance at which a substitution stops being obvious on a painted model. 36 sit within ΔE 2 and are interchangeable outright. Across the whole range the typical distance is ΔE 3.9. The 69 gaps are not spread evenly: 18 of them are yellows, so that is the corner of the Tom Color 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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Tom ColorCitadelΔE
4bo Green Typhus Corrosion Technical 6.6
626 Camouflage Grey Raf Grey Seer Base 2.4
A-14 Steel Grey (russian WW2 Cockpit) Astrogranite Technical 4.8
A-24m Devlan Mud Wash Foundation Wash (discontinued) 5.5
Afrika Mustard Desert Yellow Foundation (discontinued) 4.9
Amarelo Flash Gitz Yellow Air 2.4
Amarelo Girassol Sigismund Yellow Clear Air 2.1
Amarelo Helena Averland Sunset Air 1.6
Amarelo Mostarda Sigismund Yellow Clear Air 7.7
Amarelo Piquenique Armageddon Dust Technical 2.2
Amt-11 Light Grey Stormfang Dry 7.3
Amt-12 Dark Grey Warpfiend Grey Layer 2.0
Amt-4 Old Steel Legion Drab Air 5.1
Amt-6 Basilicanum Grey Contrast 3.8
Ana 601 Insignia White Valhallan Blizzard Technical 4.3
Ana 603 Sea Grey Warpfiend Grey Layer 5.3
Ana 607 Sea Blue Eshin Grey Layer 4.8
Ana 608 Intermed. Blue Russ Grey Air 5.4
Ana 611 Interior Green Aggaros Dunes Contrast 3.6
Ana 613 Olive Drab Sylvaneth Bark Dry 5.2
Ana 616 Sand Reikland Fleshshade Shade 4.7
Ana 620 Light Gull Grey Nuln Oil Gloss Shade 3.5
Ana 621 Dark Dull Grey Astrogranite Technical 4.4
Antifoliage Green Warboss Green Air 6.7
Arara Azul Liche Purple Foundation (discontinued) 7.0
Azul Kantor Blue Air 5.5
Azul Do Charlie Altdorf Guard Blue Layer 4.2
Azul Luminoso Fenrys Grey Foundation (discontinued) 1.9
Azul Marshmallow Lothern Blue Air 4.3
Azul Oceano Ultramarines Blue Contrast 3.9
Azure Blue Fenrisian Grey Air 5.1
Baby Room Blue Fenrisian Grey Air 8.8
Barley Grey Astronomicon Grey Foundation (discontinued) 3.2
Base Skin Tone Bleached Bone Foundation (discontinued) 3.4
Bianco Neve 6 Valhallan Blizzard Technical 2.8
Black Uniform Base Dryad Bark Air 2.9
Black Uniform Light Warpfiend Grey Layer 4.7
Black Uniform Shadow Black Legion Contrast 1.2
Blue Grey 058m Ironbreaker Air 6.1
Branco Corax White Base 0.0
Branco Lavado Longbeard Grey Dry 3.9
Bronze Green Vulkan Green Air 5.1
Bs263 Atlantic Grey Dawnstone Air 4.7
Bs381c:638 Grey Warpfiend Grey Layer 4.2
Buff (drybrush) Armageddon Dunes Technical 2.6
Carc Middlestone Reikland Fleshshade Gloss Shade 1.4
Carc Tan Sycorax Bronze Layer 3.5
Chama da Mula Sem Cabeça Bronzed Flesh Foundation (discontinued) 3.9
Cinza Azulado Médio The Fang Air 3.0
Cinza Médio Ironbreaker Air 4.4
Cockpit Green Raf Administratum Grey Air 4.9
Couro Branco Typhon Ash Air 3.0
Couro Da Cuca Nocturne Green Air 3.9
Dark Black Green Ijn Skavenblight Dinge Layer 4.0
Dark Blue 438m Incubi Darkness Base 2.9
Dark Cammo Grey Bs629 Stormfang Dry 6.1
Dark Earth Raf Graveyard Earth Foundation (discontinued) 4.0
Dark Green Raf Death Korps Drab Air 5.4
Dark Mediterranean Blue Fenrys Grey Foundation (discontinued) 4.0
Dark Sea Grey Eshin Grey Layer 5.4
Deck Tan Terminatus Stone Air 3.1
Deep Dark Green Ijn Dark Reaper Layer 1.6
Deep Skin Tone Graveyard Earth Foundation (discontinued) 1.1
Dk Olive Green 328m Orkhide Shade Foundation (discontinued) 3.5
Dunkelgrau Dkm51 Slaanesh Grey Dry 6.7
Escama do Boitatá Thousand Sons Blue Base 3.7
Extra Dark Sea Green Raf Catachan Green Foundation (discontinued) 0.8
Extra Dark Sea Grey Warpfiend Grey Layer 2.0
FS 10266 Flesh Wash Foundation Wash (discontinued) 3.2
FS 13655 Averland Sunset Air 1.6
FS 14151 Death Guard Green Spray 7.0
FS 15045 Chaos Black Foundation (discontinued) 6.5
FS 15050 Asurmen Blue Wash Foundation Wash (discontinued) 4.5
FS 30051 Gore-Grunta Fur Contrast 5.3
FS 30095 Seraphim Sepia Shade 5.3
FS 30117 Earth Red Catachan Fleshtone Base 6.8
FS 30118 Snakebite Leather Contrast 3.9
FS 30140 Air Force Brown Gorthor Brown Layer 4.9
FS 30219 Brazen Brass Foundation (discontinued) 5.7
FS 30260 Morghast Bone Base 4.3
FS 30279 Karak Stone Air 3.5
FS 33070 Knarloc Green Foundation (discontinued) 4.8
FS 33481 Zinc Chromate Yellow Nurgles Rot Technical 8.0
FS 33531 Reikland Fleshshade Gloss Shade 3.0
FS 34079 Typhus Corrosion Technical 3.7
FS 34083 Death Guard Green Base 2.4
FS 34086 Typhus Corrosion Technical 3.5
FS 34088 Steel Legion Drab Air 5.1
FS 34092 Dark Reaper Layer 6.1
FS 34094 Knarloc Green Foundation (discontinued) 4.2
FS 34102 Knarloc Green Foundation (discontinued) 6.0
FS 34159 Dawnstone Air 4.5
FS 34227 Death Guard Green Base 9.0
FS 34424 Screaming Skull Layer 2.3
FS 35164 Russ Grey Air 4.8
FS 35189 Celestra Grey Base 4.6
FS 35231 Fenrisian Grey Air 1.0
FS 35237 Codex Grey Foundation (discontinued) 7.3
FS 36081 Dark Gunship Grey Dryad Bark Air 2.9
FS 36118 Gunship Grey Adeptus Battlegrey Foundation (discontinued) 4.2
FS 36152 Warpfiend Grey Layer 4.5
FS 36176 Codex Grey Foundation (discontinued) 6.0
FS 36187 Russ Grey Air 6.9
FS 36231 Codex Grey Foundation (discontinued) 1.6
FS 36270 Ironbreaker Air 2.3
FS 36314 Administratum Grey Air 2.4
FS 36320 Ironbreaker Air 3.9
FS 36375 Fenrisian Grey Air 7.3
FS 36440 Administratum Grey Layer 1.2
FS 36622 Pallid Wych Flesh Layer 1.7
FS 37030 Black Templar Contrast 2.8
FS 37875 Insignia White Valhallan Blizzard Technical 5.2
Faded Blue Jeans Celestra Grey Base 7.4
Field Grey Base 1 (verde) Dawnstone Air 5.3
Field Grey Base 2 (cinza) Death Korps Drab Air 3.2
Field Grey Green Shadow Death Korps Drab Air 2.8
Field Uniform Brown Brazen Brass Foundation (discontinued) 3.6
Flat Dark Earth Baneblade Brown Air 5.7
Flight Deck Stain Black Legion Contrast 3.1
Foliage Green Dark Reaper Layer 3.8
Forerst Green 2 Castellan Green Air 4.3
Forest Green Typhus Corrosion Technical 5.8
Forest Green V.2 Knarloc Green Foundation (discontinued) 4.0
German Pale Brown Khemri Brown Foundation (discontinued) 3.8
Giallo Mimetico 1 Sigmarite Dry 2.6
Giallo Mimetico 2 Armageddon Dust Technical 6.1
Giallo Mimetico 4 Hobgrot Hide Base 4.9
Grigio Azzurro Scuro 3 Eshin Grey Layer 3.2
Grigio Mimetico Administratum Grey Air 1.0
Grigio Verde Knarloc Green Foundation (discontinued) 4.3
Gris Bleu Chair Fenrisian Grey Air 5.8
Gris Bleu Fonce Russ Grey Air 6.1
Haze Grey Usn WW2 Ironbreaker Air 1.8
Highlight Skin Tone Necron Compound Dry 4.3
Hull Red Wyldwood Contrast 7.7
Idf Green Typhus Corrosion Technical 5.1
Ija Light Green Grey Ionrach Skin Base 5.5
Japan Flight Suit Base Gretchin Green Foundation (discontinued) 5.2
Japan Uniform Base Tallarn Sand Air 3.4
Khaki Brown Ija Khemri Brown Foundation (discontinued) 4.3
Leather Brown Thondia Brown Base 4.7
Leather Suit Base Corvus Black Air 8.0
Leather Suit Shadow Corvus Black Air 8.0
Light Green Camo Green Foundation (discontinued) 4.4
Light Grey 627 Nuln Oil Gloss Shade 4.9
Light Wood Burnished Gold Foundation (discontinued) 3.8
London Grey RAL 7026 Mechanicus Standard Grey Air 3.3
Luftwaffe WW2 Uniform Base Mechanicus Standard Grey Air 0.6
Luftwaffe WW2 Uniform Light Eshin Grey Layer 5.8
Luftwaffe WW2 Uniform Shadow Chaos Black Foundation (discontinued) 2.8
M-485 Blue Grey Codex Grey Foundation (discontinued) 7.1
Marrone Mimetico 1 Tuskgor Fur Air 1.8
Marrone Mimetico 53193 Khemri Brown Foundation (discontinued) 4.2
Medium Green 42 Dark Reaper Layer 4.4
Medium Sea Grey Iron Warriors Base 3.6
Medium Skin Tone Morghast Bone Base 5.2
Medium Tan Baneblade Brown Air 5.1
Merdc Forest Green Death Guard Green Spray 7.4
Middlestone Raf Hobgrot Hide Base 4.8
Mig 25/31 Grey Fortress Grey Foundation (discontinued) 4.4
Nato Black Basilicanum Grey Contrast 3.0
Nato Brown Catachan Fleshtone Base 4.9
Nato Green Vulkan Green Air 5.0
Navy Blue Usn WW2 Nighthaunt Gloom Technical 3.9
NeutRAL Grey 43 Versão 1 Iron Warriors Base 2.7
Nicciola Chiaro 4 Baneblade Brown Air 5.3
Night Blue Chaos Black Foundation (discontinued) 4.7
Night Grey Basilicanum Grey Contrast 3.1
Noz Moscada Cygor Brown Contrast 2.7
Nº 9 Olive Drab Us Army WW2 Typhus Corrosion Technical 5.7
Ocean Grey Raf Dawnstone Air 4.4
Ochre Brown Karak Stone Air 2.6
Olive Drab 41 Steel Legion Drab Air 4.2
Olive Green Ija Sylvaneth Bark Dry 1.4
Oxford Blue Soulstone Blue Technical 3.9
Oxide Brown Beaten Copper Foundation (discontinued) 3.9
Pale Green Idf Death Guard Green Base 5.1
Pastel Green Ionrach Skin Base 2.6
Pelo de Lobisomem Wyldwood Contrast 3.4
Preto Abaddon Black Air 0.0
Preto Locomotiva Abaddon Black Air 0.6
Primer Acrílico Branco Primer Corax White Base 0.0
Primer Acrílico Cinza Primer Grey Seer Base 3.5
Primer Acrílico Flesh Base Primer Tyrant Skull Dry 5.9
Primer Acrílico Olive Drab Primer Death Korps Drab Air 2.1
Primer Acrílico Preto Primer Abaddon Black Air 1.3
Primer Acrílico Zinc Chromate Yellow Primer Sigismund Yellow Clear Air 4.3
RAL 5008 Graublau Asurmen Blue Wash Foundation Wash (discontinued) 4.3
RAL 6011 Death Guard Green Base 3.0
RAL 7000 Squirrel Grey Ironbreaker Air 4.5
RAL 7001 Silbergrau Drakenhof Nightshade Shade 3.6
RAL 7009 Iron Warriors Base 4.1
RAL 7011 Iron Grey Eshin Grey Layer 6.2
RAL 7012 Basaltgrau Eshin Grey Layer 6.8
RAL 7035 Runefang Steel Air 3.8
RAL 7042 Trafic Grey Codex Grey Foundation (discontinued) 3.2
Radome Grey Modern Jets Ironbreaker Air 3.0
Raf Dark Green 1975-now Mechanicus Standard Grey Air 3.4
Raf Insignia Blue Soulstone Blue Technical 3.1
Raf Light Aircraft Grey Nuln Oil Gloss Shade 4.3
Raf Pru Blue Faded Fenrisian Grey Air 3.6
Raf WW2 Uniform Base Asurmen Blue Wash Foundation Wash (discontinued) 4.2
Raf WW2 Uniform Shadow Dark Angels Green Contrast 2.3
Rlm 02 Grau Abaddon Black Air 2.1
Rlm 04 Abaddon Black Air 2.9
Rlm 21 Weiss Abaddon Black Air 1.9
Rlm 22 Schwarz Abaddon Black Air 1.9
Rlm 61 Abaddon Black Air 2.1
Rlm 62 Abaddon Black Air 2.1
Rlm 63 Abaddon Black Air 2.1
Rlm 65 Abaddon Black Air 2.5
Rlm 66 Abaddon Black Air 1.9
Rlm 70 Abaddon Black Air 2.1
Rlm 71 Dunkelgrun Abaddon Black Air 2.1
Rlm 73 Dryad Bark Air 2.9
Rlm 74 Abaddon Black Air 2.1
Rlm 75 Abaddon Black Air 1.9
Rlm 76 (v.2) Abaddon Black Air 2.3
Rlm 78 Abaddon Black Air 2.1
Rlm 79 Abaddon Black Air 2.1
Rlm 80 Abaddon Black Air 2.1
Rlm 81 (v.1) Abaddon Black Air 2.1
Rlm 82 Abaddon Black Air 2.1
Rlm 83 Black Templar Contrast 2.3
Rosa Cessna Carroburg Crimson Shade 6.3
Rosa Nina Blood Red Foundation (discontinued) 9.7
Roxo Puro Xereus Purple Layer 1.4
Russian 4bo Green Typhus Corrosion Technical 4.5
Russian Uniform Shadow Typhus Corrosion Technical 1.2
Rusted Umber Gorthor Brown Layer 4.0
Schlickgrau 58 Dawnstone Air 6.6
Seafoam Green Deepkin Flesh Layer 2.5
Shadow Skin Tone Scorched Brown Foundation (discontinued) 3.9
Ship Grey Grey Seer Base 1.9
Silbergrau Dkm50 Drakenhof Nightshade Shade 3.6
Silver Grey Grey Seer Base 2.0
Sky Type S Ionrach Skin Base 4.8
Stencil White Valhallan Blizzard Technical 4.1
Suco De Laranja Jokaero Orange Base 1.7
Terra Khemri Brown Foundation (discontinued) 4.5
Terre Fonce Gorthor Brown Layer 4.6
Tire Black Tin Bitz Foundation (discontinued) 6.6
Tire Black Highlight Eshin Grey Layer 5.1
U.s. Modern Vehicles Tan Morghast Bone Base 4.3
US Desert Sand Sycorax Bronze Layer 3.2
US Merdc Field Drab Baneblade Brown Air 0.5
USAF Modern Uniform Base Vulkan Green Air 5.6
USAF Modern Uniform Light Death Guard Green Spray 2.5
USAF Modern Uniform Shadow Nocturne Green Air 6.4
USAF Pilot Belts And Details Zandri Dust Air 2.2
USAF WW2 Pilot Uniform Shadow Typhus Corrosion Technical 3.3
Ultra Branco Corax White Base 0.0
Ultra Preto Abaddon Black Air 0.0
Usaaf WW2 Pilot Uniform Base Steel Legion Drab Air 3.3
Verde Mortarion Green Clear Air 5.1
Verde Brasil Vulkan Green Air 5.3
Verde Khaki Steel Legion Drab Air 4.6
Verde Mimetico 2 Vulkan Green Air 4.8
Verde Mimetico 3 Knarloc Green Foundation (discontinued) 4.5
Verde Mimetico 53192 Biel-Tan Green Shade 2.8
Verde Oliva Scuro 2 Orkhide Shade Foundation (discontinued) 5.0
Verde Selva Typhus Corrosion Technical 3.0
Verde do Duende Niblet Green Dry 4.3
Vermelho Beterraba Spiritstone Red Technical 4.6
Vermelho Cabelo do Curupira Mephiston Red Air 1.1
Vermelho Flame Wild Rider Red Layer 1.7
Vermelho Gorro de Saci Evil Sunz Scarlet Air 4.0
Vermelho Melancia Blood Red Foundation (discontinued) 3.4
Vermelho Puro Evil Sunz Scarlet Air 2.4
Vvs Dark Green Castellan Green Air 1.4
Woodbrown Médio Graveyard Earth Foundation (discontinued) 4.8

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