Warcolours to Citadel paint conversion chart
Every Warcolours paint with its closest Citadel equivalent, matched by CIEDE2000. 174 rows, sorted by name.
109 of the 174 Warcolours colours below have an equivalent in Citadel within ΔE 5, the distance at which a substitution stops being obvious on a painted model. 35 sit within ΔE 2 and are interchangeable outright. Across the whole range the typical distance is ΔE 4.2. The 65 gaps are not spread evenly: 15 of them are pink-reds, so that is the corner of the Warcolours 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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| Warcolours | Citadel | ΔE | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Black Inks for Shading and Glazing | Abaddon Black Air | 0.0 | ||
| Blue 1 Layer paints | Ice Blue Foundation (discontinued) | 3.8 | ||
| Blue 2 Layer paints | Imrik Blue Dry | 4.8 | ||
| Blue 3 Layer paints | Ultramarine Blue Foundation (discontinued) | 0.8 | ||
| Blue 4 Layer paints | Altdorf Guard Blue Layer | 3.8 | ||
| Blue 5 Layer paints | Midnight Blue Foundation (discontinued) | 2.5 | ||
| Blue Glaze Glazing paints | Chronus Blue Dry | 1.2 | ||
| Blue Grey 1 Layer paints | Necron Compound Dry | 9.4 | ||
| Blue Grey 2 Layer paints | Blue Horror Layer | 3.7 | ||
| Blue Grey 3 Layer paints | Fenrisian Grey Air | 6.1 | ||
| Blue Grey 4 Layer paints | Caledor Sky Air | 5.7 | ||
| Blue Grey 5 Layer paints | Asurmen Blue Wash Foundation Wash (discontinued) | 4.2 | ||
| Brown 1 Layer paints | Martian Ironcrust Technical | 4.1 | ||
| Brown 2 Layer paints | Astorath Red Dry | 2.4 | ||
| Brown 3 Layer paints | Beaten Copper Foundation (discontinued) | 5.1 | ||
| Brown 4 Layer paints | Gorthor Brown Layer | 1.7 | ||
| Brown 5 Layer paints | Adeptus Battlegrey Foundation (discontinued) | 7.2 | ||
| Brown Glaze Glazing paints | Tallarn Flesh Foundation (discontinued) | 4.6 | ||
| Burnt Sienna Inks for Shading and Glazing | Macharius Solar Orange Foundation (discontinued) | 5.0 | ||
| Cool Grey 1 Layer paints | Fortress Grey Foundation (discontinued) | 2.8 | ||
| Cool Grey 2 Layer paints | Grey Seer Base | 1.7 | ||
| Cool Grey 3 Layer paints | Leadbelcher Spray | 1.5 | ||
| Cool Grey 4 Layer paints | Eshin Grey Layer | 2.3 | ||
| Cool Grey 5 Layer paints | Black Templar Contrast | 0.6 | ||
| Dark Green Inks for Shading and Glazing | Warp Lightning Contrast | 3.9 | ||
| Emerald 1 Layer paints | Waywatcher Green Glaze | 11.7 | ||
| Emerald 2 Layer paints | Waywatcher Green Glaze | 8.5 | ||
| Emerald 3 Layer paints | Sybarite Green Air | 2.7 | ||
| Emerald 4 Layer paints | Snot Green Foundation (discontinued) | 1.0 | ||
| Emerald 5 Layer paints | Dark Angels Green Foundation (discontinued) | 3.6 | ||
| Flesh 1 Layer paints | Bleached Bone Foundation (discontinued) | 10.7 | ||
| Flesh 2 Layer paints | Bleached Bone Foundation (discontinued) | 4.8 | ||
| Flesh 3 Layer paints | Elf Flesh Foundation (discontinued) | 6.9 | ||
| Flesh 4 Layer paints | Martian Ironcrust Technical | 7.9 | ||
| Flesh 5 Layer paints | Balthasar Gold Air | 4.9 | ||
| Fluorescent Green Layer paints | Bilious Green Foundation (discontinued) | 14.2 | ||
| Fluorescent Orange Layer paints | Golden Yellow Foundation (discontinued) | 1.3 | ||
| Fluorescent Pink Layer paints | Magenta Ink Foundation (discontinued) | 8.9 | ||
| Fluorescent Yellow Layer paints | Flash Gitz Yellow Air | 6.8 | ||
| Green 1 Layer paints | Dorn Yellow Layer | 8.0 | ||
| Green 2 Layer paints | Bilious Green Foundation (discontinued) | 14.8 | ||
| Green 3 Layer paints | Moot Green Air | 3.2 | ||
| Green 4 Layer paints | Hexwraith Flame Technical | 3.0 | ||
| Green 5 Layer paints | Warpstone Glow Layer | 3.0 | ||
| Green Glaze Glazing paints | Bilious Green Foundation (discontinued) | 12.5 | ||
| Grey Paints for undercoating | Leadbelcher Spray | 1.5 | ||
| Marine 1 Layer paints | Space Wolves Grey Foundation (discontinued) | 3.2 | ||
| Marine 2 Layer paints | Guilliman Blue Glaze | 5.4 | ||
| Marine 3 Layer paints | Teclis Blue Layer | 3.8 | ||
| Marine 4 Layer paints | Ultramarine Blue Foundation (discontinued) | 4.4 | ||
| Marine 5 Layer paints | Stegadon Scale Green Base | 3.6 | ||
| Metallic Antique Gold Metallic paints | Armageddon Dust Technical | 3.2 | ||
| Metallic Black Metallic paints | Skavenblight Dinge Layer | 5.2 | ||
| Metallic Black Copper Metallic paints | Mournfang Brown Air | 3.3 | ||
| Metallic Blue Metallic paints | The Fang Air | 14.1 | ||
| Metallic Bright Gold Metallic paints | Armageddon Dust Technical | 2.6 | ||
| Metallic Brown Metallic paints | Armageddon Dust Technical | 1.9 | ||
| Metallic Choco Metallic paints | Vomit Brown Foundation (discontinued) | 3.9 | ||
| Metallic Copper Metallic paints | Macharius Solar Orange Foundation (discontinued) | 3.9 | ||
| Metallic Crimson Metallic paints | Bloodletter Glaze | 8.5 | ||
| Metallic Dark Copper Metallic paints | Calthan Brown Foundation (discontinued) | 1.9 | ||
| Metallic Dark Green Metallic paints | Bilious Green Foundation (discontinued) | 9.3 | ||
| Metallic Emerald Metallic paints | Goblin Green Foundation (discontinued) | 3.7 | ||
| Metallic Green Metallic paints | Dorn Yellow Layer | 7.6 | ||
| Metallic Lemon Metallic paints | Flesh Wash Foundation Wash (discontinued) | 2.3 | ||
| Metallic Pale Gold Metallic paints | Armageddon Dunes Technical | 4.5 | ||
| Metallic Pewter Metallic paints | Astrogranite Technical | 1.0 | ||
| Metallic Pink Metallic paints | Carroburg Crimson Shade | 12.0 | ||
| Metallic Red Metallic paints | Wild Rider Red Layer | 1.8 | ||
| Metallic Sand Metallic paints | Dorn Yellow Layer | 3.0 | ||
| Metallic Silver Metallic paints | Leadbelcher Air | 0.3 | ||
| Metallic Sky Metallic paints | Chronus Blue Dry | 4.9 | ||
| Metallic Turquoise Metallic paints | Waywatcher Green Glaze | 8.2 | ||
| Metallic Ultramarine Metallic paints | Genestealer Purple Air | 14.2 | ||
| Metallic Violet Metallic paints | Leviathan Purple Wash Foundation Wash (discontinued) | 6.4 | ||
| Metallic White Metallic paints | Wrack White Dry | 2.4 | ||
| Metallic Yellow Metallic paints | Nurgles Rot Technical | 5.6 | ||
| Ochre 1 Layer paints | Wraithbone Base | 4.8 | ||
| Ochre 2 Layer paints | Skullcrusher Brass Layer | 4.8 | ||
| Ochre 3 Layer paints | Zamesi Desert Layer | 2.0 | ||
| Ochre 4 Layer paints | Zamesi Desert Layer | 4.3 | ||
| Ochre 5 Layer paints | Iyanden Darksun Foundation (discontinued) | 4.8 | ||
| Olive 1 Layer paints | Lamenters Yellow Glaze | 1.0 | ||
| Olive 2 Layer paints | Dorn Yellow Layer | 9.0 | ||
| Olive 3 Layer paints | Ogryn Camo Air | 5.7 | ||
| Olive 4 Layer paints | Militarum Green Contrast | 5.9 | ||
| Olive 5 Layer paints | Castellan Green Air | 8.8 | ||
| One-coat Baby-blue One-coat paints | Chronus Blue Dry | 7.5 | ||
| One-coat Beige One-coat paints | Skullcrusher Brass Layer | 3.9 | ||
| One-coat Black One-coat paints | Abaddon Black Air | 0.0 | ||
| One-coat Blue One-coat paints | Liche Purple Foundation (discontinued) | 15.5 | ||
| One-coat Green One-coat paints | Moot Green Air | 3.7 | ||
| One-coat Magenta One-coat paints | Magenta Ink Foundation (discontinued) | 8.7 | ||
| One-coat Ochre One-coat paints | Zamesi Desert Layer | 2.0 | ||
| One-coat Orange One-coat paints | Fiery Orange Foundation (discontinued) | 2.2 | ||
| One-coat Pink One-coat paints | Tentacle Pink Foundation (discontinued) | 14.1 | ||
| One-coat Purple One-coat paints | Warlock Purple Foundation (discontinued) | 5.4 | ||
| One-coat Red One-coat paints | Angron Red Clear Air | 3.6 | ||
| One-coat Red-orange One-coat paints | Blazing Orange Foundation (discontinued) | 4.5 | ||
| One-coat Turquoise One-coat paints | Nihilakh Oxide Technical | 7.0 | ||
| One-coat Violet One-coat paints | Kakophoni Purple Air | 16.4 | ||
| One-coat Yellow One-coat paints | Bad Moon Yellow Foundation (discontinued) | 0.6 | ||
| One-coat Yellow-green One-coat paints | Bilious Green Foundation (discontinued) | 10.4 | ||
| Orange Inks for Shading and Glazing | Ryza Rust Dry | 2.8 | ||
| Orange 1 Layer paints | Cassandora Yellow Shade | 2.2 | ||
| Orange 2 Layer paints | Auric Armour Gold Layer | 3.6 | ||
| Orange 3 Layer paints | Pyroclast Orange Clear Air | 1.4 | ||
| Orange 4 Layer paints | Blazing Orange Foundation (discontinued) | 0.2 | ||
| Orange 5 Layer paints | Angron Red Clear Air | 5.3 | ||
| Pink 1 Layer paints | Changeling Pink Dry | 5.1 | ||
| Pink 2 Layer paints | Tentacle Pink Foundation (discontinued) | 7.6 | ||
| Pink 3 Layer paints | Emperor Children Layer | 6.8 | ||
| Pink 4 Layer paints | Scab Red Foundation (discontinued) | 3.0 | ||
| Pink 5 Layer paints | Barak-Nar Burgundy Base | 7.9 | ||
| Pink Glaze Glazing paints | Changeling Pink Dry | 8.5 | ||
| Purple 1 Layer paints | Changeling Pink Dry | 7.2 | ||
| Purple 2 Layer paints | Carroburg Crimson Shade | 10.7 | ||
| Purple 3 Layer paints | Warlock Purple Foundation (discontinued) | 5.4 | ||
| Purple 4 Layer paints | Screamer Pink Base | 6.8 | ||
| Purple 5 Layer paints | Barak-Nar Burgundy Base | 10.3 | ||
| Raw Sienna Inks for Shading and Glazing | Iyanden Yellow Contrast | 1.8 | ||
| Red Inks for Shading and Glazing | Angron Red Clear Air | 3.9 | ||
| Red 1 Layer paints | Angron Red Clear Air | 1.5 | ||
| Red 2 Layer paints | Evil Sunz Scarlet Air | 4.4 | ||
| Red 3 Layer paints | Mechrite Red Foundation (discontinued) | 4.5 | ||
| Red 4 Layer paints | Blood Angels Red Contrast | 3.2 | ||
| Red 5 Layer paints | Flesh Tearers Red Contrast | 3.3 | ||
| Red Glaze Glazing paints | Dwarf Flesh Foundation (discontinued) | 8.5 | ||
| Sepia Inks for Shading and Glazing | Skrag Brown Layer | 2.1 | ||
| Transparent Black Transparent paints | Basilicanum Grey Contrast | 2.1 | ||
| Transparent Blue Transparent paints | Guilliman Blue Glaze | 3.3 | ||
| Transparent Blue Grey Transparent paints | Warpfiend Grey Layer | 4.6 | ||
| Transparent Brown Transparent paints | Deathclaw Brown Air | 4.9 | ||
| Transparent Cool Grey Transparent paints | Astrogranite Technical | 1.4 | ||
| Transparent Emerald Transparent paints | Jade Green Foundation (discontinued) | 4.3 | ||
| Transparent Flesh Transparent paints | Commando Khaki Foundation (discontinued) | 2.0 | ||
| Transparent Green Transparent paints | Skarsnik Green Layer | 4.8 | ||
| Transparent Marine Transparent paints | Fenrisian Grey Air | 7.0 | ||
| Transparent Ochre Transparent paints | Desert Yellow Foundation (discontinued) | 2.5 | ||
| Transparent Olive Transparent paints | Camo Green Foundation (discontinued) | 2.3 | ||
| Transparent Orange Transparent paints | Lugganath Orange Layer | 4.1 | ||
| Transparent Pink Transparent paints | Carroburg Crimson Shade | 9.2 | ||
| Transparent Purple Transparent paints | Carroburg Crimson Shade | 6.1 | ||
| Transparent Red Transparent paints | Martian Ironcrust Technical | 8.2 | ||
| Transparent Turquoise Transparent paints | Celestra Grey Base | 10.0 | ||
| Transparent Violet Transparent paints | Kakophoni Purple Air | 6.2 | ||
| Transparent Warm Grey Transparent paints | Leadbelcher Spray | 3.9 | ||
| Transparent White Transparent paints | 'Ardcoat Technical | 2.5 | ||
| Transparent Yellow Transparent paints | Dorn Yellow Layer | 0.7 | ||
| Turquoise 1 Layer paints | Baharroth Blue Layer | 11.5 | ||
| Turquoise 2 Layer paints | Baharroth Blue Layer | 8.6 | ||
| Turquoise 3 Layer paints | Hawk Turquoise Foundation (discontinued) | 6.5 | ||
| Turquoise 4 Layer paints | Sons of Horus Green Air | 1.0 | ||
| Turquoise 5 Layer paints | Incubi Darkness Base | 3.4 | ||
| Ultramarine Inks for Shading and Glazing | Liche Purple Foundation (discontinued) | 15.2 | ||
| Vermilion Inks for Shading and Glazing | Mechrite Red Foundation (discontinued) | 2.7 | ||
| Violet 1 Layer paints | Dechala Lilac Layer | 10.2 | ||
| Violet 2 Layer paints | Kakophoni Purple Air | 13.1 | ||
| Violet 3 Layer paints | Leviathan Purple Wash Foundation Wash (discontinued) | 3.8 | ||
| Violet 4 Layer paints | Imperial Purple Foundation (discontinued) | 7.4 | ||
| Violet 5 Layer paints | Shyish Purple Contrast | 3.3 | ||
| Warm Grey 1 Layer paints | Nuln Oil Gloss Shade | 5.0 | ||
| Warm Grey 2 Layer paints | Agrax Earthshade Shade | 2.4 | ||
| Warm Grey 3 Layer paints | Iron Warriors Base | 3.5 | ||
| Warm Grey 4 Layer paints | Skavenblight Dinge Layer | 1.8 | ||
| Warm Grey 5 Layer paints | Deathshroud Clear Air | 1.0 | ||
| White Inks for Shading and Glazing | Corax White Base | 0.0 | ||
| Yellow Inks for Shading and Glazing | Golden Yellow Foundation (discontinued) | 0.1 | ||
| Yellow 1 Layer paints | Longbeard Grey Dry | 7.4 | ||
| Yellow 2 Layer paints | Bad Moon Yellow Foundation (discontinued) | 0.6 | ||
| Yellow 3 Layer paints | Sunburst Yellow Foundation (discontinued) | 0.5 | ||
| Yellow 4 Layer paints | Golden Yellow Foundation (discontinued) | 0.7 | ||
| Yellow 5 Layer paints | Bronzed Flesh Foundation (discontinued) | 4.7 | ||
| Yellow Glaze Glazing paints | Dorn Yellow Layer | 0.5 | ||