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Citadel to Two Thin Coats Paint Converter
Two Thin Coats was designed from the outset to sit alongside a Citadel collection rather than replace it, so a lot of painters use this chart the other way round from most brand converters: not to leave Citadel, but to work out which Two Thin Coats pot lines up with a Citadel paint they already know by name from a tutorial or army-painting guide.
Our Citadel to Two Thin Coats converter maps every Citadel Base paint to its closest Two Thin Coats equivalent, checking Trans Atlantis Games' own published conversions first and falling back to measured colour distance where no official match exists. Two Thin Coats groups its colours into shadow, midtone and highlight (S/M/H) triads across three waves rather than Citadel's Base and Layer split, so the mapping is worth double-checking against the swatch before buying.
The comparison runs 49 Citadel paints against 123 Two Thin Coats colours. 10 come back as very close matches at a distance of 12 or under, while 8 exceed 40 and should be treated as approximations. Median distance across the whole range is 25.3.
Example Citadel to Two Thin Coats Conversions
| Citadel Paint | Two Thin Coats Equivalent |
|---|---|
Ceramite White | White Star |
Ratskin Flesh | Dwarven Skin |
Abaddon Black | Berserker Red |
Nocturne Green | Doom Death Black |
Kantor Blue | Death Reaper |
The full comparison chart lets you filter by paint name, browse all Citadel paints, and see the four closest Two Thin Coats 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 Two Thin Coats equivalent to a Citadel paint?
Our converter measures the hex value of every Citadel paint against the full Two Thin Coats range and returns the four nearest options, ranked by colour distance. Of the 49 Citadel paints in our database, 10 have a Two Thin Coats match within a colour distance of 12.
Are Citadel and Two Thin Coats 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 Two Thin Coats match?
The two ranges were developed independently, so exact matches are the exception rather than the rule. 8 of the 49 Citadel paints here sit more than 40 colour-distance units from their nearest Two Thin Coats option, which is why every result shows its score and hex swatch so you can judge the compromise yourself.
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