Discontinued Citadel paints: old → new

Citadel renamed and reformulated its whole range — if you have an old recipe or codex from before 2012, this chart maps each discontinued paint and wash to its current replacement. Tap one to convert it to Vallejo, Army Painter or Pro Acryl.

Adeptus Battlegrey
Old paint
→
Mechanicus Standard Grey
Current equivalent
Asurmen Blue
Old wash
→
Drakenhof Nightshade
Current equivalent
Baal Red
Old wash
→
Carroburg Crimson
Current equivalent
Badab Black
Old wash
→
Nuln Oil
Current equivalent
Bestial Brown
Old paint
→
Mournfang Brown
Current equivalent
Blazing Orange
Old paint
→
Troll Slayer Orange
Current equivalent
Bleached Bone
Old paint
→
Ushabti Bone
Current equivalent
Blood Red
Old paint
→
Evil Sunz Scarlet
Current equivalent
Boltgun Metal
Old paint
→
Leadbelcher
Current equivalent
Burnished Gold
Old paint
→
Auric Armour Gold
Current equivalent
Chainmail
Old paint
→
Ironbreaker
Current equivalent
Chaos Black
Old paint
→
Abaddon Black
Current equivalent
Codex Grey
Old paint
→
Dawnstone
Current equivalent
Dark Angels Green
Old paint
→
Caliban Green
Current equivalent
Devlan Mud
Old wash
→
Agrax Earthshade
Current equivalent
Dheneb Stone
Old paint
→
Rakarth Flesh
Current equivalent
Dwarf Flesh
Old paint
→
Cadian Fleshtone
Current equivalent
Elf Flesh
Old paint
→
Kislev Flesh
Current equivalent
Enchanted Blue
Old paint
→
Altdorf Guard Blue
Current equivalent
Fiery Orange
Old paint
→
Fire Dragon Bright
Current equivalent
Fortress Grey
Old paint
→
Administratum Grey
Current equivalent
Goblin Green
Old paint
→
Warboss Green
Current equivalent
Golden Yellow
Old paint
→
Averland Sunset
Current equivalent
Gryphonne Sepia
Old wash
→
Seraphim Sepia
Current equivalent
Ice Blue
Old paint
→
Lothern Blue
Current equivalent
Iyanden Darksun
Old paint
→
Averland Sunset
Current equivalent
Leviathan Purple
Old wash
→
Druchii Violet
Current equivalent
Liche Purple
Old paint
→
Xereus Purple
Current equivalent
Mechrite Red
Old paint
→
Khorne Red
Current equivalent
Mithril Silver
Old paint
→
Runefang Steel
Current equivalent
Ogryn Flesh
Old wash
→
Reikland Fleshshade
Current equivalent
Regal Blue
Old paint
→
Kantor Blue
Current equivalent
Scorched Brown
Old paint
→
Rhinox Hide
Current equivalent
Scorpion Green
Old paint
→
Moot Green
Current equivalent
Shadow Grey
Old paint
→
The Fang
Current equivalent
Shining Gold
Old paint
→
Gehenna's Gold
Current equivalent
Skull White
Old paint
→
White Scar
Current equivalent
Snakebite Leather
Old paint
→
Balor Brown
Current equivalent
Space Wolves Grey
Old paint
→
Russ Grey
Current equivalent
Sunburst Yellow
Old paint
→
Flash Gitz Yellow
Current equivalent
Thraka Green
Old wash
→
Biel-Tan Green
Current equivalent
Tin Bitz
Old paint
→
Warplock Bronze
Current equivalent
Approximate equivalents from Citadel's range changes — reformulations mean colours are close, not identical. Confirm against a swatch.

Why did Citadel rename all its paints?

In 2012 Games Workshop overhauled the Citadel range, renaming almost every paint and reorganising them into Base, Layer, Shade and other types. The old names (Chaos Black, Bleached Bone, the famous Badab Black and Devlan Mud washes) still appear in older guides, codexes and tutorials — this chart bridges them to what's on the shelf today.

Once you've found the current paint, use the paint converter to get its closest match in Vallejo, The Army Painter or Pro Acryl.