Vallejo Model Color to Citadel Paint Conversion Chart

Find the Citadel equivalent for any Vallejo Model Color paint, ranked by Delta-E CIEDE2000 accuracy. Useful when following GW tutorials with Vallejo paints.

171 paints covered
Delta-E CIEDE2000 accuracy
3 alternatives per paint
Vallejo Model Color Best match (Citadel) Delta-E score
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Blood Red
Citadel (Games Workshop)
Delta-E 5.4
Evil Sunz Scarlet Delta-E 5.6 Astorath Red Delta-E 6.3
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Caledor Sky
Citadel (Games Workshop)
Delta-E 2.3
Ultramarines Blue Foundation Delta-E 4.4 Shadow Grey Delta-E 6.3
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Lothern Blue
Citadel (Games Workshop)
Delta-E 5.0
Fenrisian Grey Delta-E 5.7 Guilliman Blue Delta-E 6.5
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Adeptus Battlegrey
Citadel (Games Workshop)
Delta-E 2.5
Eshin Grey Delta-E 4.4 Warpfiend Grey Delta-E 7.7
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Screaming Bell
Citadel (Games Workshop)
Delta-E 4.2
Dwarf Flesh Delta-E 5.6 Spartax Flesh Delta-E 6.9
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Karak Stone
Citadel (Games Workshop)
Delta-E 1.7
Bubonic Brown Delta-E 4.9 Desert Yellow Delta-E 5.3
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Martian Ironearth
Citadel (Games Workshop)
Delta-E 3.2
Martian Ironcrust Delta-E 3.2 Spartax Flesh Delta-E 3.8
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Black Templar
Citadel (Games Workshop)
Delta-E 0.9
Deathshroud Clear Delta-E 1.0 Basilicanum Grey Delta-E 2.2
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Nocturne Green
Citadel (Games Workshop)
Delta-E 4.3
Orkhide Shade Delta-E 4.7 Lupercal Green Delta-E 7.0
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Black Legion
Citadel (Games Workshop)
Delta-E 6.2
Basilicanum Grey Delta-E 7.2 Deathshroud Clear Delta-E 8.9
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Rhinox Hide
Citadel (Games Workshop)
Delta-E 6.0
Catachan Fleshtone Delta-E 6.3 Wyldwood Delta-E 6.4
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Ice Blue
Citadel (Games Workshop)
Delta-E 7.7
Space Wolves Grey Foundation Delta-E 10.5 Baharroth Blue Delta-E 10.8
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Hawk Turquoise
Citadel (Games Workshop)
Delta-E 7.6
Coelia Greenshade Delta-E 7.6 Aethermatic Blue Delta-E 8.0
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Fenrisian Grey
Citadel (Games Workshop)
Delta-E 6.5
Ironbreaker Delta-E 6.6 Codex Grey Delta-E 8.3
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Genestealer Purple
Citadel (Games Workshop)
Delta-E 5.2
Eidolon Purple Clear Delta-E 7.7 Altdorf Guard Blue Delta-E 9.5
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Gehenna's Gold
Citadel (Games Workshop)
Delta-E 6.5
Armageddon Dust Delta-E 8.4 Nurgle's Rot Delta-E 8.7
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Troll Slayer Orange
Citadel (Games Workshop)
Delta-E 4.0
Ryza Rust Delta-E 4.0 Blazing Orange Delta-E 4.1
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Typhus Corrosion
Citadel (Games Workshop)
Delta-E 5.0
Knarloc Green Delta-E 6.1 Catachan Green Delta-E 6.4
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Golgfag Brown
Citadel (Games Workshop)
Delta-E 4.0
Vermin Fur Delta-E 4.5 Fyreslayer Flesh Delta-E 5.6
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Deathclaw Brown
Citadel (Games Workshop)
Delta-E 3.7
Darkoath Flesh Delta-E 4.5 Tanned Flesh Delta-E 5.2
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Reikland Fleshshade
Citadel (Games Workshop)
Delta-E 4.7
Sycorax Bronze Delta-E 4.8 Hashut Copper Delta-E 5.4
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Morghast Bone
Citadel (Games Workshop)
Delta-E 4.2
Liberator Gold Delta-E 4.7 Golden Griffon Delta-E 4.7
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Blood Angels Red
Citadel (Games Workshop)
Delta-E 5.3
Baal Red Wash Delta-E 5.3 Khorne Red Delta-E 5.5
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Gryphonne Sepia Wash
Citadel (Games Workshop)
Delta-E 3.3
Vermin Brown Delta-E 3.3 Vermin Fur Delta-E 4.5
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Terracotta
Citadel (Games Workshop)
Delta-E 4.4
Gore-grunta Fur Delta-E 4.7 Gryphonne Sepia Wash Delta-E 6.0
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Typhus Corrosion
Citadel (Games Workshop)
Delta-E 5.3
Knarloc Green Delta-E 5.6 Catachan Green Delta-E 6.7
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Mechrite Red
Citadel (Games Workshop)
Delta-E 6.0
Astorath Red Delta-E 6.5 Evil Sunz Scarlet Delta-E 7.0
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Gore-grunta Fur
Citadel (Games Workshop)
Delta-E 2.7
Terracotta Delta-E 5.8 Calthan Brown Delta-E 6.3
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Goregrunta Hide
Citadel (Games Workshop)
Delta-E 2.4
Mournfang Brown Delta-E 5.7 Cygor Brown Delta-E 6.5
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Tausept Ochre
Citadel (Games Workshop)
Delta-E 1.7
Dwarf Bronze Delta-E 6.3 Seraphim Sepia Delta-E 7.2
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Khemri Brown
Citadel (Games Workshop)
Delta-E 6.0
Brazen Brass Delta-E 6.4 Graveyard Earth Delta-E 7.4
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Corax White
Citadel (Games Workshop)
Delta-E 0.0
White Scar Delta-E 0.0 Praxeti White Delta-E 0.0
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Orkhide Shade
Citadel (Games Workshop)
Delta-E 5.8
Vulkan Green Delta-E 6.8 Nocturne Green Delta-E 8.3
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Storm Blue
Citadel (Games Workshop)
Delta-E 2.8
Midnight Blue Delta-E 3.8 Night Lords Blue Delta-E 4.3
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Fenrys Grey
Citadel (Games Workshop)
Delta-E 5.4
Adeptus Battlegrey Delta-E 5.5 Asurmen Blue Wash Delta-E 8.5
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Fenrys Grey
Citadel (Games Workshop)
Delta-E 5.4
Adeptus Battlegrey Delta-E 5.5 Asurmen Blue Wash Delta-E 8.5
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Castellan Green
Citadel (Games Workshop)
Delta-E 5.0
Caliban Green Delta-E 6.4 Waystone Green Delta-E 6.5
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Skavenblight Dinge
Citadel (Games Workshop)
Delta-E 4.0
Eshin Grey Delta-E 4.2 Charadon Granite Delta-E 4.9
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Night Lords Blue
Citadel (Games Workshop)
Delta-E 3.0
Soulstone Blue Delta-E 3.4 Midnight Blue Delta-E 4.8
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Ushabti Bone
Citadel (Games Workshop)
Delta-E 6.1
Kommando Khaki Delta-E 6.2 Morghast Bone Delta-E 6.7
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Fenrys Grey
Citadel (Games Workshop)
Delta-E 2.4
Calgar Blue Delta-E 6.2 Space Wolves Grey Delta-E 6.5
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Dark Reaper
Citadel (Games Workshop)
Delta-E 4.5
Death Korps Drab Delta-E 5.1 Catachan Green Delta-E 5.4
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Relictor Gold
Citadel (Games Workshop)
Delta-E 5.6
Liberator Gold Delta-E 5.9 Golden Griffon Delta-E 5.9
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Caliban Green
Citadel (Games Workshop)
Delta-E 3.4
Castellan Green Delta-E 5.1 Ork Flesh Delta-E 6.4
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Enchanted Blue
Citadel (Games Workshop)
Delta-E 2.0
Shadow Grey Delta-E 4.4 Ultramarines Blue Foundation Delta-E 4.6
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Zamesi Desert
Citadel (Games Workshop)
Delta-E 1.6
Shining Gold Delta-E 6.2 Armageddon Dust Delta-E 6.4
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Warboss Green
Citadel (Games Workshop)
Delta-E 3.0
Kabalite Green Delta-E 3.6 Dark Green Ink Delta-E 5.7
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Baneblade Brown
Citadel (Games Workshop)
Delta-E 5.8
Runelord Brass Delta-E 6.1 Desert Yellow Delta-E 6.7
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Alaitoc Blue
Citadel (Games Workshop)
Delta-E 3.7
Altdorf Guard Blue Delta-E 4.1 Mordian Blue Delta-E 4.3
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Golgfag Brown
Citadel (Games Workshop)
Delta-E 5.1
Vermin Fur Delta-E 5.5 Fyreslayer Flesh Delta-E 5.5

171 paints · Calculated via CIEDE2000 · See full guide

Frequently Asked Questions

Most official GW tutorials and YouTube guides use Citadel paint names. This chart helps you follow those guides with your Vallejo collection - no need to buy specific Citadel pots.
Very close - Delta-E of 3.5, which means a subtle but perceptible difference. Both shades stay very close in the catalogue data; check the result on a miniature before replacing a full recipe.

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