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Pro Acryl to Warhammer Colour Paint Converter
Pro Acryl's compact range was designed as a complete system, and it maps onto Warhammer Colour cleanly. This direction earns its keep when a tutorial is written in Games Workshop terms but your palette is entirely Pro Acryl.
Our Pro Acryl to Warhammer Colour converter maps every Pro Acryl paint to its closest Warhammer Colour equivalent. The Warhammer Colour side covers the Base and Layer ranges under Games Workshop's current naming. Pro Acryl is a deliberately compact range built around high pigment load, smooth flow and a matt finish. 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, 66 Pro Acryl paints are compared with 128 Warhammer Colour colours. 15 resolve to a very close match (distance 12 or lower) and 5 fall past 40 and involve a real compromise. The median sits at 19.7, which gives a sense of how well the two ranges line up overall.
Example Pro Acryl to Warhammer Colour Conversions
| Pro Acryl Paint | Warhammer Colour Equivalent |
|---|---|
Transparent Black | Abaddon Black |
Transparent Brown | Catachan Flesh |
Warm Yellow | Zamesi Desert |
Bright Neutral Grey | Deepkin Flesh |
Blue Black | Dark Reaper |
The full comparison chart lets you filter by paint name, browse all Pro Acryl paints, and see the four closest Warhammer Colour 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 Warhammer Colour equivalent to a Pro Acryl paint?
Our converter measures the hex value of every Pro Acryl paint against the full Warhammer Colour range and returns the four nearest options, ranked by colour distance. Of the 66 Pro Acryl paints in our database, 15 have a Warhammer Colour match within a colour distance of 12.
Are Pro Acryl and Warhammer Colour 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 Pro Acryl paint have an exact Warhammer Colour match?
The two ranges were developed independently, so exact matches are the exception rather than the rule. 5 of the 66 Pro Acryl paints here sit more than 40 colour-distance units from their nearest Warhammer Colour option, which is why every result shows its score and hex swatch so you can judge the compromise yourself.
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