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Army Painter to Citadel Paint Converter
Converting from Army Painter Warpaints to Games Workshop's Citadel range is a common step for painters who want to follow the vast library of GW-format tutorials, YouTube guides, and step-by-step recipes that reference Citadel by name. Finding a close Citadel match for each Army Painter colour avoids buying paints blind based on rough colour-family guesses.
Our Army Painter to Citadel converter uses precise colour-distance calculations to find the closest Citadel Base or Layer equivalent for every Army Painter Warpaints and Fanatic colour. The tool returns the nearest Citadel alternatives sorted by colour distance, so you can see immediately whether you have a near-perfect drop-in substitute or a reasonable but shifted alternative.
The table below shows example Army Painter to Citadel conversions with colour swatches for easy visual comparison. Open the full conversion chart to search the entire Army Painter range by paint name and see the four closest Citadel matches for each colour, sorted by accuracy.
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Example Army Painter to Citadel Conversions
| Army Painter Paint | Citadel Equivalent |
|---|---|
Dead Black | Abaddon Black |
Abomination Gore | Mephiston Red |
Moonbeam Yellow | Averland Sunset |
Lich Blue | Macragge Blue |
Matt White | Ceramite White |
The full comparison chart lets you filter by paint name, browse all Army Painter paints, and see the four closest Citadel matches for each — sorted by colour accuracy. Colour distance is calculated using RGB Euclidean distance across our database of a hoard paints from many brands.