Citadel to Vallejo paint conversion
The closest Vallejo paint to every Citadel paint, matched by measured colour (211 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 Vallejo
Citadel Layer to Vallejo
Citadel Shade to Vallejo
| Citadel | Game Color Wash |
|---|---|
| Agrax Earthshadefrom £3.68 | Umber Wash |
| Agrax Earthshade Gloss | Umber Wash |
| Athonian Camoshadefrom £3.92 | No close match |
| Biel-Tan Greenfrom £3.68 | Green Wash |
| Carroburg Crimsonfrom £4.00 | Red Wash |
| Cassandora Yellow | No close match |
| Coelia Greenshadefrom £3.29 | No close match |
| Cryptek Armourshade Gloss | No close match |
| Drakenhof Nightshadefrom £3.68 | Blue Wash |
| Druchii Violetfrom £4.00 | No close match |
| Fuegan Orangefrom £3.68 | No close match |
| Nuln Oilfrom £3.68 | Black Wash |
| Nuln Oil Gloss | Black Wash |
| Reikland Fleshshadefrom £3.68 | Flesh Wash |
| Reikland Fleshshade Gloss | Flesh Wash |
| Seraphim Sepiafrom £3.68 | Sepia Wash |
Citadel Dry to Vallejo
| Citadel | Game Color | Model Color |
|---|---|---|
| Astorath Redfrom £2.14 | Scarlet Blood | Dark Vermilion |
| Changeling Pink | No close match | No close match |
| Chronus Bluefrom £2.48 | Fluorescent Blue | Deep Sky Blue |
| Dawnstonefrom £2.09 | Neutral Grey | Dark Sea Grey |
| Eldar Fleshfrom £2.14 | Pale Yellow | Pale Sand |
| Etherium Bluefrom £1.89 | Ghost Grey | No close match |
| Golden Griffonfrom £2.14 | Glorious Gold | Gold Brown |
| Golgfag Brownfrom £1.99 | Grunge Brown | Light Brown |
| Hellion Green | Ghost Green | No close match |
| Hexos Palesunfrom £1.89 | Fluorescent Yellow | Yellow Fluorescent |
| Hoeth Bluefrom £1.79 | Fluorescent Blue | Pastel Blue |
| Imrik Bluefrom £2.14 | Fluorescent Blue | Deep Sky Blue |
| Kindleflame | Rosy Flesh | Salmon Rose |
| Longbeard Greyfrom £2.14 | Off-White | Ivory |
| Lucius Lilacfrom £2.14 | Lustful Purple | Light Violet |
| Necron Compoundfrom £1.89 | Dark Gunmetal | Silver |
| Niblet Greenfrom £2.14 | Scorpy Green | No close match |
| Nurgling Greenfrom £2.48 | No close match | Green Sky |
| Praxeti Whitefrom £2.14 | Arctic White | White |
| Ryza Rustfrom £2.35 | Heavy Orange | Light Orange |
| Sigmaritefrom £2.21 | Dead Flesh | Buff |
| Skink Bluefrom £1.79 | Verdigris | Sky Blue |
| Slaanesh Greyfrom £2.48 | No close match | Light Grey |
| Stormfangfrom £2.14 | Fluorescent Blue | Pastel Blue |
| Sylvaneth Barkfrom £2.09 | No close match | German Tank Crew |
| Terminatus Stonefrom £2.14 | Elfic Flesh | Deck Tan |
| Thunderhawk Bluefrom £2.48 | Fluorescent Cold Green | Blue Green |
| Tyrant Skullfrom £2.14 | Pale Yellow | German Yellow |
| Underhive Ashfrom £1.89 | No close match | German Yellow |
| Verminlord Hidefrom £2.48 | Heavy Red | Red |
| Wrack Whitefrom £2.14 | Heavy Bluegrey | Silver Grey |
Citadel Contrast to Vallejo
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.