Army Painter → Citadel

Army Painter to Citadel Paint Conversion Chart

If your collection is built around Army Painter Warpaints but you follow Citadel recipes, this chart uses precise LAB color matching to find Citadel paints that behave similarly on the tabletop.

This chart is a guide only. Always test colors on a palette or spare model before committing to a full army.

Army Painter color Type Suggested Citadel equivalents
Abyssal Blue
Warpaints Fanatic
  • Thousand Sons Blue (citadel-colour-base-thousand-sons-blue-12ml)
  • Stegadon Scale Green (citadel-colour-base-stegadon-scale-green-12ml)
  • The Fang (citadel-air-the-fang-24ml)
Agate Skin
Warpaints Fanatic
  • Ratskin Flesh (citadel-colour-base-ratskin-flesh-12ml)
Alien Purple
Warpaints Fanatic
  • Macragge Blue (citadel-air-macragge-blue-24ml)
  • Macragge Blue (citadel-base-color-macragge-blue)
  • Eidolon Purple Clear (citadel-air-eidolon-purple-clear-24ml)
Alpha Blue
Warpaints Fanatic
  • Caledor Sky (citadel-colour-base-caledor-sky-12ml)
  • Daemonette Hide (citadel-colour-base-daemonette-hide-12ml)
Amber Skin
Warpaints Fanatic
  • Baneblade Brown (citadel-air-baneblade-brown-24ml)
Amulet Aqua
Warpaints Fanatic
  • Temple Guard Blue (citadel-air-temple-guard-blue-24ml)
Ancient Stone
Warpaints Fanatic
  • Ushabti Bone (citadel-air-ushabti-bone-24ml)
  • Ionrach Skin (citadel-colour-base-ionrach-skin-12ml)
  • Morghast Bone (citadel-colour-base-morghast-bone-12ml)
Angel Green
Warpaints Fanatic
  • Waaagh! Flesh (citadel-base-color-waaagh-flesh)
  • Lupercal Green (citadel-colour-base-lupercal-green-12ml)
  • Death Korps Drab (citadel-colour-base-death-korps-drab-12ml)
Angelic Red
Warpaints Fanatic
  • Mephiston Red (citadel-air-mephiston-red-24ml)
  • Mephiston Red (citadel-base-color-mephiston-red)
Aqua Alchemy
Warpaints Fanatic
  • Temple Guard Blue (citadel-air-temple-guard-blue-24ml)
Aquamarine
Warpaints Fanatic
  • Temple Guard Blue (citadel-air-temple-guard-blue-24ml)
Archangel Red
Warpaints Air
  • Jokaero Orange (citadel-colour-base-jokaero-orange-12ml)
Arctic Gem
Warpaints Fanatic
  • Lothern Blue (citadel-air-lothern-blue-24ml)
  • Calth Blue Clear (citadel-air-calth-blue-clear-24ml)
Army Green
Warpaints Fanatic
  • Death Guard Green (citadel-colour-base-death-guard-green-12ml)
  • Deathworld Forest (citadel-air-deathworld-forest-24ml)
  • Deathworld Forest (citadel-colour-base-deathworld-forest-12ml)
Ash Grey
Warpaints Fanatic
  • Dawnstone (citadel-air-dawnstone-24ml)
  • Administratum Grey (citadel-air-administratum-grey-24ml)
  • Baneblade Brown (citadel-air-baneblade-brown-24ml)
Augur Blue
Warpaints Fanatic
  • Grey Seer (citadel-colour-base-grey-seer-12ml)
  • Celestra Grey (citadel-colour-base-celestra-grey-12ml)
  • Fenrisian Grey (citadel-air-fenrisian-grey-24ml)
Autumn Sage
Warpaints Fanatic
  • Celestra Grey (citadel-colour-base-celestra-grey-12ml)
  • Ionrach Skin (citadel-colour-base-ionrach-skin-12ml)
Banshee Brown
Warpaints Fanatic
  • Catachan Flesh (citadel-colour-base-catachan-fleshtone-12ml)
  • Dryad Bark (citadel-colour-base-dryad-bark-12ml)
  • Rhinox Hide (citadel-colour-base-rhinox-hide-12ml)
Baron Blue
Warpaints Fanatic
  • Fenrisian Grey (citadel-air-fenrisian-grey-24ml)
Barren Dune
Warpaints Fanatic
  • Morghast Bone (citadel-colour-base-morghast-bone-12ml)
  • Kislev Flesh (citadel-air-kislev-flesh-24ml)
  • Zandri Dust (citadel-air-zandri-dust-24ml)
Barren Yellow
Warpaints Air
  • Tallarn Sand (citadel-air-tallarn-sand-24ml)
  • Hobgrot Hide (citadel-colour-base-hobgrot-hide-12ml)
Basilisk Red
Warpaints Fanatic
  • Thondia Brown (citadel-colour-base-thondia-brown-12ml)
Beret Maroon
Historical
  • Mournfang Brown (citadel-air-mournfang-brown-24ml)
  • Mournfang Brown (citadel-colour-base-mournfang-brown-12ml)
  • Thondia Brown (citadel-colour-base-thondia-brown-12ml)
Blanched Berry
Warpaints Fanatic
  • Rhinox Hide (citadel-colour-base-rhinox-hide-12ml)
  • Catachan Flesh (citadel-colour-base-catachan-fleshtone-12ml)
  • Gal Vorbak Red (citadel-colour-base-gal-vorbak-red-12ml)
Bleached Bone
Warpaints Air
  • Typhon Ash (citadel-air-typhon-ash-24ml)
  • Wraithbone (citadel-colour-base-wraithbone-12ml)
Blighted Green
Warpaints Fanatic
  • Nocturne Green (citadel-colour-base-nocturne-green-12ml)
  • Incubi Darkness (citadel-colour-base-incubi-darkness-12ml)
  • Dryad Bark (citadel-colour-base-dryad-bark-12ml)
Bogey Green
Warpaints Air
  • Orruk Flesh (citadel-colour-base-orruk-flesh-12ml)
Bony Spikes
Warpaints Fanatic
  • Wraithbone (citadel-colour-base-wraithbone-12ml)
  • Typhon Ash (citadel-air-typhon-ash-24ml)
Boot Brown
Historical
  • Rhinox Hide (citadel-colour-base-rhinox-hide-12ml)
  • Dryad Bark (citadel-colour-base-dryad-bark-12ml)
  • Catachan Flesh (citadel-colour-base-catachan-fleshtone-12ml)
Bootstrap Brown
Warpaints Fanatic
  • Dawnstone (citadel-air-dawnstone-24ml)
Brainmatter Beige
Warpaints Fanatic
  • Typhon Ash (citadel-air-typhon-ash-24ml)
  • Wraithbone (citadel-colour-base-wraithbone-12ml)
  • Ulthuan Grey (citadel-air-ulthuan-grey-24ml)
Brethil Blush
Warpaints Air
  • Kislev Flesh (citadel-air-kislev-flesh-24ml)

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