What is the best Warhammer paint conversion chart?

This chart maps every Citadel colour in our dataset to its closest Vallejo, Army Painter and Pro Acryl equivalent in a single table, each match scored by CIEDE2000 colour difference so you know how close it is.

Are cross-brand paint matches exact?

No — no cross-brand match is exact. Matches are computed from approximate swatch colours, so treat them as close starting points and confirm against a physical swatch before buying.

Which brands does the chart cover?

Citadel (Games Workshop) mapped to Vallejo, The Army Painter Warpaints and Monument Pro Acryl. Each brand also has its own dedicated conversion chart.

Guide

Warhammer paint conversion chart

The complete Warhammer paint conversion chart — every Citadel colour in our dataset next to its closest Vallejo, Army Painter and Pro Acryl equivalent, all in one table. Each match is scored by CIEDE2000 colour difference (ΔE — lower is closer). Tap any Citadel colour for the full conversion.

Matches are computed from approximate, community-referenced swatch colours — close, never exact. Confirm against a physical swatch before buying. Prefer one brand? See the dedicated Vallejo, Army Painter and Pro Acryl charts.

Citadel	Vallejo	Army Painter	Pro Acryl
Abaddon Black	Black ΔE 0.0	Matt Black ΔE 0.0	Coal Black ΔE 5.4
Administratum Grey	Stonewall Grey ΔE 6.4	Shining Silver ΔE 9.4	Bright Neutral Grey ΔE 5.5
Agrax Earthshade	Flesh Wash ΔE 19.3	Soft Tone ΔE 44.2	—
Altdorf Guard Blue	Imperial Blue ΔE 8.7	Ultramarine Blue ΔE 6.1	Blue ΔE 7.2
Apothecary White	Templar White ΔE 12.1	Holy White ΔE 19.1	—
Auric Armour Gold	Sun Yellow ΔE 4.5	Daemonic Yellow ΔE 2.2	Golden Yellow ΔE 10.7
Averland Sunset	Sun Yellow ΔE 1.2	Daemonic Yellow ΔE 2.9	Golden Yellow ΔE 11.8
Balthasar Gold	Tan Earth ΔE 4.4	Tanned Flesh ΔE 6.0	Copper ΔE 4.8
Basilicanum Grey	Greasy Black ΔE 9.7	Grim Black ΔE 4.5	—
Biel-Tan Green	Green Wash ΔE 9.2	Green Tone ΔE 43.1	—
Black Templar	Greasy Black ΔE 12.3	Grim Black ΔE 2.5	—
Blood Angels Red	Plasma Red ΔE 7.6	Slaughter Red ΔE 4.1	—
Bugman's Glow	Gory Red ΔE 5.8	Leather Brown ΔE 6.6	Dark Flesh ΔE 6.4
Cadian Fleshtone	Dwarf Skin ΔE 8.2	Tanned Flesh ΔE 3.1	Copper ΔE 7.9
Caledor Sky	Magic Blue ΔE 3.9	Deep Blue ΔE 9.3	Blue ΔE 6.0
Caliban Green	Dark Green ΔE 9.4	Angel Green ΔE 9.2	Camo Green ΔE 10.0
Carroburg Crimson	Flesh Wash ΔE 14.1	Soft Tone ΔE 40.0	—
Dawnstone	Neutral Grey ΔE 4.8	Plate Mail Metal ΔE 4.6	Bronze ΔE 12.4
Death Guard Green	Goblin Green ΔE 2.9	Army Green ΔE 10.5	Camo Green ΔE 11.5
Drakenhof Nightshade	Flesh Wash ΔE 23.0	Blue Tone ΔE 48.5	—
Eshin Grey	German Grey ΔE 6.4	Uniform Grey ΔE 6.6	Dark Neutral Grey ΔE 9.0
Evil Sunz Scarlet	Scarlet ΔE 5.6	Pure Red ΔE 2.2	Bold Pyrrole Red ΔE 4.8
Fire Dragon Bright	Dwarf Skin ΔE 6.7	Lava Orange ΔE 4.4	Copper ΔE 14.7
Flash Gitz Yellow	Moon Yellow ΔE 16.3	Daemonic Yellow ΔE 16.8	Golden Yellow ΔE 8.7
Flesh Tearers Red	Plasma Red ΔE 19.1	Slaughter Red ΔE 10.1	—
Genestealer Purple	Ultramarine Blue ΔE 16.2	Alien Purple ΔE 4.9	Blue ΔE 18.4
Gryph-Hound Orange	Plasma Red ΔE 7.2	Slaughter Red ΔE 10.9	—
Ironbreaker	Cold Grey ΔE 5.2	Shining Silver ΔE 3.9	Bright Neutral Grey ΔE 10.5
Iyanden Yellow	Nuclear Yellow ΔE 6.9	Fire Giant Orange ΔE 6.0	—
Kantor Blue	Imperial Blue ΔE 10.2	Ultramarine Blue ΔE 15.6	Dark Purple ΔE 7.2
Karak Stone	Khaki ΔE 9.0	Bright Gold ΔE 8.7	Bright Gold ΔE 2.2
Khorne Red	Gory Red ΔE 13.7	Dragon Red ΔE 11.2	Burnt Red ΔE 2.8
Kislev Flesh	Dwarf Skin ΔE 10.3	Barbarian Flesh ΔE 8.6	Bright Gold ΔE 4.8
Leadbelcher	Cold Grey ΔE 1.6	Shining Silver ΔE 2.4	Bright Neutral Grey ΔE 13.1
Lothern Blue	Electric Blue ΔE 6.8	Electric Blue ΔE 8.6	Faded Ultramarine ΔE 11.5
Macragge Blue	Imperial Blue ΔE 4.4	Ultramarine Blue ΔE 2.0	Blue ΔE 8.5
Magos Purple	Gloomy Violet ΔE 13.8	Familiar Pink ΔE 18.2	—
Mechanicus Standard Grey	German Grey ΔE 7.1	Uniform Grey ΔE 8.6	Dark Neutral Grey ΔE 7.5
Mephiston Red	Bloody Red ΔE 11.5	Dragon Red ΔE 5.9	Bold Pyrrole Red ΔE 3.8
Militarum Green	Troll Green ΔE 21.4	Camo Cloak ΔE 9.5	—
Moot Green	Livery Green ΔE 13.4	Goblin Green ΔE 13.8	Bright Yellow Green ΔE 11.9
Mournfang Brown	Gory Red ΔE 14.3	Oak Brown ΔE 11.9	Burnt Red ΔE 5.6
Naggaroth Night	Ultramarine Blue ΔE 7.3	Ultramarine Blue ΔE 16.7	Dark Purple ΔE 7.7
Nuln Oil	Flesh Wash ΔE 18.5	Soft Tone ΔE 42.8	—
Rakarth Flesh	Pale Flesh ΔE 7.1	Shining Silver ΔE 10.2	Bright Neutral Grey ΔE 7.0
Reikland Fleshshade	Flesh Wash ΔE 14.4	Red Tone ΔE 43.7	—
Retributor Armour	Sun Yellow ΔE 7.4	Daemonic Yellow ΔE 5.3	Golden Yellow ΔE 10.3
Runefang Steel	Ghost Grey ΔE 2.5	Stone Golem ΔE 5.8	Bold Titanium White ΔE 9.0
Screamer Pink	Royal Purple ΔE 11.5	Dragon Red ΔE 17.5	Burgundy ΔE 12.6
Screaming Skull	Bonewhite ΔE 8.6	Stone Golem ΔE 11.8	Bright Neutral Grey ΔE 12.2
Seraphim Sepia	Sepia Wash ΔE 13.2	Red Tone ΔE 34.3	—
Snakebite Leather	Wasteland Brown ΔE 14.5	Hardened Leather ΔE 11.4	—
Sotek Green	Andrea Blue ΔE 16.5	Hydra Turquoise ΔE 6.5	Jade ΔE 6.1
Steel Legion Drab	Goblin Green ΔE 10.0	Gun Metal ΔE 14.7	Bronze ΔE 14.2
Talassar Blue	Imperial Blue ΔE 3.8	Highlord Blue ΔE 9.2	—
Teclis Blue	Andrea Blue ΔE 5.4	Crystal Blue ΔE 5.5	Faded Ultramarine ΔE 8.0
The Fang	Magic Blue ΔE 10.2	Deep Blue ΔE 7.5	Blue ΔE 8.5
Troll Slayer Orange	Orange Fire ΔE 3.9	Lava Orange ΔE 3.3	Copper ΔE 14.7
Ulthuan Grey	Silver ΔE 10.4	Stone Golem ΔE 10.0	Bold Titanium White ΔE 9.8
Ultramarines Blue	Imperial Blue ΔE 8.9	Highlord Blue ΔE 21.1	—
Ushabti Bone	Bonewhite ΔE 8.9	Bright Gold ΔE 16.3	Bright Gold ΔE 9.1
Volupus Pink	Plasma Red ΔE 17.8	Slaughter Red ΔE 9.2	—
Warboss Green	Emerald ΔE 10.9	Army Green ΔE 9.4	Green ΔE 4.8
Warp Lightning	Troll Green ΔE 3.0	Camo Cloak ΔE 13.2	—
Warplock Bronze	Tan Earth ΔE 8.4	Tanned Flesh ΔE 2.0	Copper ΔE 7.5
Warpstone Glow	Sick Green ΔE 9.5	Greenskin ΔE 7.9	Green ΔE 8.9
White Scar	Dead White ΔE 0.0	Matt White ΔE 0.0	Bold Titanium White ΔE 5.6
Wild Rider Red	Hot Orange ΔE 4.3	Mars Red ΔE 5.5	Burnt Sienna ΔE 11.1
Wyldwood	Greasy Black ΔE 9.0	Slaughter Red ΔE 15.1	—
Xereus Purple	Royal Purple ΔE 12.2	Alien Purple ΔE 19.9	Dark Purple ΔE 13.7
Yriel Yellow	Moon Yellow ΔE 8.8	Daemonic Yellow ΔE 9.5	Golden Yellow ΔE 4.7
Zandri Dust	Khaki ΔE 9.8	Bright Gold ΔE 13.7	Golden Brown ΔE 10.2

Showing all 72 Citadel colours in our dataset, matched to the three most-used alternative ranges.

Why convert Citadel to another brand?

Most Warhammer painting tutorials call for Citadel (Games Workshop) paints, but Citadel is among the priciest ranges and isn't stocked everywhere. Vallejo, The Army Painter and Pro Acryl are cheaper, come in dropper bottles that waste less, and are widely available — so a reliable conversion chart lets you follow any recipe with the paints you already own.

Convert any single colour in detail

See more matches, plus highlight and shade suggestions, for any paint.

Open the Paint Converter →

Vallejo conversion chart
Army Painter conversion chart
Pro Acryl conversion chart
How close are cross-brand paints? (data study) — the ΔE analysis behind these matches.
Citadel to Vallejo conversion guide — how matching works and when to trust it.
Discontinued Citadel paints — old names mapped to modern replacements.

Warhammer paint conversion chart

Why convert Citadel to another brand?

Convert any single colour in detail

Related