Warcolours to Golden paint conversion chart
Every Warcolours paint with its closest Golden equivalent, matched by CIEDE2000. 174 rows, sorted by name.
93 of the 174 Warcolours colours below have an equivalent in Golden within ΔE 5, the distance at which a substitution stops being obvious on a painted model. 30 sit within ΔE 2 and are interchangeable outright. Across the whole range the typical distance is ΔE 4.7. The 81 gaps are not spread evenly: 16 of them are blues, so that is the corner of the Warcolours 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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| Warcolours | Golden | ΔE | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Black Inks for Shading and Glazing | Carbon Black Fluid | 4.6 | ||
| Blue 1 Layer paints | Zinc White Heavy Body | 14.0 | ||
| Blue 2 Layer paints | Cobalt Teal Heavy Body | 6.4 | ||
| Blue 3 Layer paints | Cerulean Blue Hue SoFlat Matte Acrylic Colors | 0.4 | ||
| Blue 4 Layer paints | Phthalo Blue (red Shade) Heavy Body | 0.9 | ||
| Blue 5 Layer paints | Anthraquinone Blue Heavy Body | 3.1 | ||
| Blue Glaze Glazing paints | Manganese Blue Hue OPEN Acrylics | 3.5 | ||
| Blue Grey 1 Layer paints | Zinc White Heavy Body | 4.8 | ||
| Blue Grey 2 Layer paints | Zinc White OPEN Acrylics | 6.7 | ||
| Blue Grey 3 Layer paints | Manganese Blue Hue Heavy Body | 5.7 | ||
| Blue Grey 4 Layer paints | Smalt Hue Heavy Body | 6.7 | ||
| Blue Grey 5 Layer paints | Payne's Gray Heavy Body | 4.4 | ||
| Brown 1 Layer paints | Transparent Naphthol Red Light High Flow | 6.6 | ||
| Brown 2 Layer paints | Mars Yellow OPEN Acrylics | 2.5 | ||
| Brown 3 Layer paints | Red Oxide SoFlat Matte Acrylic Colors | 2.2 | ||
| Brown 4 Layer paints | Burnt Umber Light Fluid | 3.3 | ||
| Brown 5 Layer paints | VanDyke Brown Hue Fluid | 7.1 | ||
| Brown Glaze Glazing paints | Transparent Naphthol Red Light High Flow | 12.1 | ||
| Burnt Sienna Inks for Shading and Glazing | Cadmium Red Medium Hue Heavy Body | 3.6 | ||
| Cool Grey 1 Layer paints | N7 Neutral Gray Heavy Body | 4.2 | ||
| Cool Grey 2 Layer paints | N7 Neutral Gray Heavy Body | 5.7 | ||
| Cool Grey 3 Layer paints | N5 Neutral Gray High Flow | 2.5 | ||
| Cool Grey 4 Layer paints | N4 Neutral Gray Heavy Body | 1.5 | ||
| Cool Grey 5 Layer paints | Carbon Black Fluid | 2.4 | ||
| Dark Green Inks for Shading and Glazing | Chromium Oxide Green Fluid | 7.9 | ||
| Emerald 1 Layer paints | Transparent Phthalo Green BS High Flow | 8.5 | ||
| Emerald 2 Layer paints | Transparent Phthalo Green BS High Flow | 1.6 | ||
| Emerald 3 Layer paints | Phthalo Green (yellow Shade) Heavy Body | 4.8 | ||
| Emerald 4 Layer paints | Permanent Green SoFlat Matte Acrylic Colors | 2.1 | ||
| Emerald 5 Layer paints | Phthalo Green (yellow Shade) OPEN Acrylics | 6.4 | ||
| Flesh 1 Layer paints | Titanate Yellow Heavy Body | 6.4 | ||
| Flesh 2 Layer paints | Titan Buff Heavy Body | 4.5 | ||
| Flesh 3 Layer paints | Naples Yellow Hue Fluid | 12.2 | ||
| Flesh 4 Layer paints | Light Magenta Heavy Body | 9.9 | ||
| Flesh 5 Layer paints | Raw Sienna Fluid | 7.0 | ||
| Fluorescent Green Layer paints | Yellow Green SoFlat Matte Acrylic Colors | 6.7 | ||
| Fluorescent Orange Layer paints | Diarylide Yellow OPEN Acrylics | 0.7 | ||
| Fluorescent Pink Layer paints | Fluorescent Pink Fluorescent & Phosphorescent Colors | 0.8 | ||
| Fluorescent Yellow Layer paints | Fluorescent Yellow SoFlat Matte Acrylic Colors | 2.5 | ||
| Green 1 Layer paints | Fluorescent Yellow SoFlat Matte Acrylic Colors | 3.4 | ||
| Green 2 Layer paints | Fluorescent Green SoFlat Matte Acrylic Colors | 7.7 | ||
| Green 3 Layer paints | Light Green (blue Shade) Heavy Body | 7.3 | ||
| Green 4 Layer paints | Phthalo Green (yellow Shade) Heavy Body | 10.8 | ||
| Green 5 Layer paints | Permanent Green SoFlat Matte Acrylic Colors | 6.6 | ||
| Green Glaze Glazing paints | Yellow Green SoFlat Matte Acrylic Colors | 6.7 | ||
| Grey Paints for undercoating | N5 Neutral Gray High Flow | 2.5 | ||
| Marine 1 Layer paints | Zinc White OPEN Acrylics | 12.1 | ||
| Marine 2 Layer paints | Manganese Blue Hue OPEN Acrylics | 6.1 | ||
| Marine 3 Layer paints | Cerulean Blue, Chromium OPEN Acrylics | 4.8 | ||
| Marine 4 Layer paints | Cerulean Blue Hue High Flow | 2.0 | ||
| Marine 5 Layer paints | Viridian Green Hue Heavy Body | 7.2 | ||
| Metallic Antique Gold Metallic paints | Yellow Oxide Fluid | 7.2 | ||
| Metallic Black Metallic paints | Carbon Black OPEN Acrylics | 0.7 | ||
| Metallic Black Copper Metallic paints | Violet Oxide Heavy Body | 4.6 | ||
| Metallic Blue Metallic paints | Ultramarine Blue SoFlat Matte Acrylic Colors | 7.2 | ||
| Metallic Bright Gold Metallic paints | Cadmium Yellow Medium Hue Fluid | 5.7 | ||
| Metallic Brown Metallic paints | Yellow Oxide Fluid | 5.6 | ||
| Metallic Choco Metallic paints | Yellow Oxide Heavy Body | 4.0 | ||
| Metallic Copper Metallic paints | Transparent Red Iron Oxide Heavy Body | 4.4 | ||
| Metallic Crimson Metallic paints | Fluorescent Red Fluorescent & Phosphorescent Colors | 1.2 | ||
| Metallic Dark Copper Metallic paints | Burnt Sienna Fluid | 2.2 | ||
| Metallic Dark Green Metallic paints | Fluorescent Green Fluorescent & Phosphorescent Colors | 3.2 | ||
| Metallic Emerald Metallic paints | Phthalo Green (yellow Shade) Heavy Body | 2.1 | ||
| Metallic Green Metallic paints | Fluorescent Yellow SoFlat Matte Acrylic Colors | 4.4 | ||
| Metallic Lemon Metallic paints | Yellow Oxide Heavy Body | 3.6 | ||
| Metallic Pale Gold Metallic paints | Naples Yellow Hue Heavy Body | 4.0 | ||
| Metallic Pewter Metallic paints | N5 Neutral Gray Heavy Body | 3.9 | ||
| Metallic Pink Metallic paints | Fluorescent Pink Fluorescent & Phosphorescent Colors | 9.2 | ||
| Metallic Red Metallic paints | Pyrrole Red Light Heavy Body | 2.5 | ||
| Metallic Sand Metallic paints | Fluorescent Yellow SoFlat Matte Acrylic Colors | 2.8 | ||
| Metallic Silver Metallic paints | N6 Neutral Gray Heavy Body | 2.3 | ||
| Metallic Sky Metallic paints | Fluorescent Blue Fluorescent & Phosphorescent Colors | 3.1 | ||
| Metallic Turquoise Metallic paints | Fluorescent Green Fluorescent & Phosphorescent Colors | 4.1 | ||
| Metallic Ultramarine Metallic paints | Ultramarine Blue SoFlat Matte Acrylic Colors | 14.2 | ||
| Metallic Violet Metallic paints | Ultramarine Blue SoFlat Matte Acrylic Colors | 12.9 | ||
| Metallic White Metallic paints | N7 Neutral Gray Heavy Body | 4.9 | ||
| Metallic Yellow Metallic paints | Green Gold OPEN Acrylics | 3.1 | ||
| Ochre 1 Layer paints | Titan Buff Heavy Body | 5.9 | ||
| Ochre 2 Layer paints | Naples Yellow Hue Heavy Body | 2.9 | ||
| Ochre 3 Layer paints | Naples Yellow Deep SoFlat Matte Acrylic Colors | 3.2 | ||
| Ochre 4 Layer paints | Yellow Oxide SoFlat Matte Acrylic Colors | 2.3 | ||
| Ochre 5 Layer paints | Nickel Azo Yellow Fluid | 2.6 | ||
| Olive 1 Layer paints | Bismuth Vanadate Yellow Heavy Body | 1.8 | ||
| Olive 2 Layer paints | Fluorescent Chartreuse Fluorescent & Phosphorescent Colors | 4.1 | ||
| Olive 3 Layer paints | Green Gold OPEN Acrylics | 13.9 | ||
| Olive 4 Layer paints | Green Gold Fluid | 4.7 | ||
| Olive 5 Layer paints | Green Gold Heavy Body | 8.3 | ||
| One-coat Baby-blue One-coat paints | Cerulean Blue, Chromium Heavy Body | 3.8 | ||
| One-coat Beige One-coat paints | Naples Yellow Hue Heavy Body | 2.3 | ||
| One-coat Black One-coat paints | Carbon Black Fluid | 4.6 | ||
| One-coat Blue One-coat paints | Ultramarine Blue SoFlat Matte Acrylic Colors | 7.9 | ||
| One-coat Green One-coat paints | Light Green (blue Shade) Heavy Body | 8.3 | ||
| One-coat Magenta One-coat paints | Fluorescent Magenta Fluorescent & Phosphorescent Colors | 0.2 | ||
| One-coat Ochre One-coat paints | Naples Yellow Deep SoFlat Matte Acrylic Colors | 3.2 | ||
| One-coat Orange One-coat paints | Fluorescent Orange Fluorescent & Phosphorescent Colors | 0.3 | ||
| One-coat Pink One-coat paints | Fluorescent Pink Fluorescent & Phosphorescent Colors | 10.7 | ||
| One-coat Purple One-coat paints | Medium Magenta Heavy Body | 6.4 | ||
| One-coat Red One-coat paints | Cadmium Red Medium Hue Heavy Body | 1.8 | ||
| One-coat Red-orange One-coat paints | Cadmium Orange Heavy Body | 0.4 | ||
| One-coat Turquoise One-coat paints | Transparent Phthalo Green BS High Flow | 6.1 | ||
| One-coat Violet One-coat paints | Fluorescent Violet SoFlat Matte Acrylic Colors | 10.9 | ||
| One-coat Yellow One-coat paints | Cadmium Primrose SoFlat Matte Acrylic Colors | 0.6 | ||
| One-coat Yellow-green One-coat paints | Yellow Green SoFlat Matte Acrylic Colors | 2.8 | ||
| Orange Inks for Shading and Glazing | Cadmium Orange SoFlat Matte Acrylic Colors | 1.0 | ||
| Orange 1 Layer paints | Naples Yellow Hue Fluid | 5.5 | ||
| Orange 2 Layer paints | Transparent Yellow Iron Oxide OPEN Acrylics | 2.5 | ||
| Orange 3 Layer paints | Fluorescent Orange Fluorescent & Phosphorescent Colors | 3.3 | ||
| Orange 4 Layer paints | Quinacridone Nickel Azo Gold Heavy Body | 2.6 | ||
| Orange 5 Layer paints | Cadmium Red Light Heavy Body | 2.2 | ||
| Pink 1 Layer paints | Light Magenta Heavy Body | 14.9 | ||
| Pink 2 Layer paints | Light Magenta Heavy Body | 7.2 | ||
| Pink 3 Layer paints | Transparent Quinacridone Red High Flow | 8.4 | ||
| Pink 4 Layer paints | Quinacridone Magenta Heavy Body | 6.1 | ||
| Pink 5 Layer paints | Cobalt Violet Hue Heavy Body | 6.5 | ||
| Pink Glaze Glazing paints | Light Magenta Heavy Body | 4.7 | ||
| Purple 1 Layer paints | Light Magenta Heavy Body | 17.4 | ||
| Purple 2 Layer paints | Fluorescent Pink Fluorescent & Phosphorescent Colors | 7.0 | ||
| Purple 3 Layer paints | Medium Magenta Heavy Body | 6.4 | ||
| Purple 4 Layer paints | Red Violet SoFlat Matte Acrylic Colors | 5.7 | ||
| Purple 5 Layer paints | Permanent Violet Dark OPEN Acrylics | 6.4 | ||
| Raw Sienna Inks for Shading and Glazing | India Yellow Hue Fluid | 4.6 | ||
| Red Inks for Shading and Glazing | Naphthol Red Light OPEN Acrylics | 1.3 | ||
| Red 1 Layer paints | Primary Magenta Heavy Body | 1.6 | ||
| Red 2 Layer paints | Primary Magenta Fluid | 1.6 | ||
| Red 3 Layer paints | Naphthol Red Medium Heavy Body | 3.0 | ||
| Red 4 Layer paints | Cadmium Red Dark Heavy Body | 1.4 | ||
| Red 5 Layer paints | Permanent Maroon OPEN Acrylics | 5.7 | ||
| Red Glaze Glazing paints | Light Magenta Heavy Body | 5.9 | ||
| Sepia Inks for Shading and Glazing | Raw Sienna OPEN Acrylics | 8.2 | ||
| Transparent Black Transparent paints | Mars Black Heavy Body | 0.3 | ||
| Transparent Blue Transparent paints | Manganese Blue Hue OPEN Acrylics | 3.0 | ||
| Transparent Blue Grey Transparent paints | N5 Neutral Gray OPEN Acrylics | 8.0 | ||
| Transparent Brown Transparent paints | Cadmium Red Light OPEN Acrylics | 10.0 | ||
| Transparent Cool Grey Transparent paints | N5 Neutral Gray High Flow | 5.1 | ||
| Transparent Emerald Transparent paints | Cobalt Teal SoFlat Matte Acrylic Colors | 10.3 | ||
| Transparent Flesh Transparent paints | N6 Neutral Gray Heavy Body | 8.3 | ||
| Transparent Green Transparent paints | Terre Verte Hue OPEN Acrylics | 9.1 | ||
| Transparent Marine Transparent paints | Manganese Blue Hue Heavy Body | 5.8 | ||
| Transparent Ochre Transparent paints | Yellow Ochre Fluid | 7.2 | ||
| Transparent Olive Transparent paints | Terre Verte Hue OPEN Acrylics | 5.2 | ||
| Transparent Orange Transparent paints | Fluorescent Red SoFlat Matte Acrylic Colors | 10.2 | ||
| Transparent Pink Transparent paints | Light Magenta Heavy Body | 5.4 | ||
| Transparent Purple Transparent paints | Fluorescent Pink SoFlat Matte Acrylic Colors | 9.9 | ||
| Transparent Red Transparent paints | Transparent Naphthol Red Light High Flow | 6.9 | ||
| Transparent Turquoise Transparent paints | Cobalt Teal Heavy Body | 5.6 | ||
| Transparent Violet Transparent paints | Light Violet Heavy Body | 15.4 | ||
| Transparent Warm Grey Transparent paints | N6 Neutral Gray Heavy Body | 3.3 | ||
| Transparent White Transparent paints | Teal Heavy Body | 2.1 | ||
| Transparent Yellow Transparent paints | Bismuth Vanadate Yellow Heavy Body | 1.1 | ||
| Turquoise 1 Layer paints | Teal Fluid | 9.6 | ||
| Turquoise 2 Layer paints | Cobalt Teal SoFlat Matte Acrylic Colors | 3.4 | ||
| Turquoise 3 Layer paints | Cobalt Teal Heavy Body | 6.5 | ||
| Turquoise 4 Layer paints | Phthalo Green (blue Shade) Heavy Body | 4.8 | ||
| Turquoise 5 Layer paints | Phthalo Green (Blue Shade) Fluid | 3.4 | ||
| Ultramarine Inks for Shading and Glazing | Ultramarine Blue SoFlat Matte Acrylic Colors | 7.4 | ||
| Vermilion Inks for Shading and Glazing | Transparent Red Iron Oxide OPEN Acrylics | 3.0 | ||
| Violet 1 Layer paints | Zinc White OPEN Acrylics | 13.9 | ||
| Violet 2 Layer paints | Light Violet Heavy Body | 16.6 | ||
| Violet 3 Layer paints | Red Violet SoFlat Matte Acrylic Colors | 11.2 | ||
| Violet 4 Layer paints | Transparent Dioxazine Purple High Flow | 7.4 | ||
| Violet 5 Layer paints | Prussian Blue Hue Fluid | 7.1 | ||
| Warm Grey 1 Layer paints | N7 Neutral Gray Heavy Body | 3.7 | ||
| Warm Grey 2 Layer paints | N6 Neutral Gray Heavy Body | 7.6 | ||
| Warm Grey 3 Layer paints | N5 Neutral Gray Heavy Body | 5.2 | ||
| Warm Grey 4 Layer paints | Graphite Gray Heavy Body | 2.0 | ||
| Warm Grey 5 Layer paints | Carbon Black Heavy Body | 1.7 | ||
| White Inks for Shading and Glazing | Benzimidazolone Yellow Light Heavy Body | 0.0 | ||
| Yellow Inks for Shading and Glazing | Cadmium Yellow Dark Heavy Body | 0.2 | ||
| Yellow 1 Layer paints | Titan Buff Heavy Body | 6.4 | ||
| Yellow 2 Layer paints | Cadmium Primrose SoFlat Matte Acrylic Colors | 0.6 | ||
| Yellow 3 Layer paints | Hansa Yellow Opaque Fluid | 0.6 | ||
| Yellow 4 Layer paints | Cadmium Yellow Medium Hue Fluid | 0.7 | ||
| Yellow 5 Layer paints | Diarylide Yellow Fluid | 1.8 | ||
| Yellow Glaze Glazing paints | Bismuth Vanadate Yellow Heavy Body | 1.4 | ||