Citadel to Army Painter paint conversion
The closest Army Painter paint to every Citadel paint, matched by measured colour (195 of 232 have a close match), with the cheapest UK price for both pots so you can see what switching saves.
Brand by brand: Citadel to Vallejo · Citadel to Army Painter · Citadel to Pro Acryl · Citadel to Two Thin Coats · Citadel to Tone Pro
Citadel Base to Army Painter
Citadel Layer to Army Painter
Citadel Shade to Army Painter
| Citadel | Fanatic Wash |
|---|---|
| Agrax Earthshadefrom £3.68 | Strong Tone |
| Agrax Earthshade Gloss | Strong Tone |
| Athonian Camoshadefrom £3.92 | Military Shade |
| Biel-Tan Greenfrom £3.68 | Green Tone |
| Carroburg Crimsonfrom £4.00 | Red Tone |
| Cassandora Yellow | No close match |
| Coelia Greenshadefrom £3.29 | No close match |
| Cryptek Armourshade Gloss | No close match |
| Drakenhof Nightshadefrom £3.68 | Blue Tone |
| Druchii Violetfrom £4.00 | Purple Tone |
| Fuegan Orangefrom £3.68 | Orange Tone |
| Nuln Oilfrom £3.68 | Dark Tone |
| Nuln Oil Gloss | Dark Tone |
| Reikland Fleshshadefrom £3.68 | Strong Skin Shade |
| Reikland Fleshshade Gloss | Strong Skin Shade |
| Seraphim Sepiafrom £3.68 | Sepia Tone |
Citadel Dry to Army Painter
Citadel Contrast to Army Painter
Matches are worked out from each paint's colour value, using the CIEDE2000 measure of how different two colours look, and Contrast paints are matched with Speedpaint and Xpress Color. Brands record shades and metallics in ways that can't be compared like this, so shades show the commonly used equivalent wash, and metallics show the closest paint of the same metal (gold with gold, silver with silver). Real paints also differ in finish, coverage and how they look over different primers, and colours on screen are approximate, so treat these as a starting point.
Colour values from the open miniature-paints dataset by Rick Fleuren (MIT licence). Citadel is a trademark of Games Workshop Ltd; Vallejo, The Army Painter, Monument Hobbies (Pro Acryl), Two Thin Coats and Scale75 are trademarks of their owners. Not affiliated with any of them.