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Citadel to Scale75 Fantasy & Games Paint Converter
Working from a Citadel recipe while painting with Scale75's Fantasy & Games set means translating in the other direction. This chart takes any Citadel Base or Layer paint and finds its nearest Fantasy & Games equivalent among the 48 available colours.
Our Citadel to Scale75 Fantasy & Games converter maps every Citadel paint to its closest Scale75 Fantasy & Games equivalent. Fantasy & Games is a focused 48-colour range built for fantasy subjects. The Citadel side covers the Base and Layer lines, the two ranges that carry the solid, opaque colours most recipes are built on. Colour distance is measured across the whole target range, so even an unusual source colour returns its nearest available options ranked by accuracy.
Measured across the full catalogue, 132 Citadel paints are compared with 48 Scale75 Fantasy & Games colours. 11 resolve to a very close match (distance 12 or lower) and 23 fall past 40 and involve a real compromise. The median sits at 29.0, which gives a sense of how well the two ranges line up overall.
Example Citadel to Scale75 Fantasy & Games Conversions
| Citadel Paint | Scale75 Fantasy & Games Equivalent |
|---|---|
Ceramite White | Purity White |
Ratskin Flesh | Blackert Brown |
Abaddon Black | Decay Black |
Nocturne Green | Riff Green |
Kantor Blue | Arianrhod Blue |
The full comparison chart lets you filter by paint name, browse all Citadel paints, and see the four closest Scale75 Fantasy & Games 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.
Frequently asked questions
What is the closest Scale75 Fantasy & Games equivalent to a Citadel paint?
Our converter measures the hex value of every Citadel paint against the full Scale75 Fantasy & Games range and returns the four nearest options, ranked by colour distance. Of the 132 Citadel paints in our database, 11 have a Scale75 Fantasy & Games match within a colour distance of 12.
Are Citadel and Scale75 Fantasy & Games paints compatible on the same miniature?
Yes. Both are water-based acrylics and can be layered over one another without any special preparation. Mixing brands on a single model is common practice; the main thing to watch is finish, since ranges vary in how matt they dry.
Why doesn’t every Citadel paint have an exact Scale75 Fantasy & Games match?
The two ranges were developed independently, so exact matches are the exception rather than the rule. 23 of the 132 Citadel paints here sit more than 40 colour-distance units from their nearest Scale75 Fantasy & Games option, which is why every result shows its score and hex swatch so you can judge the compromise yourself.
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