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TT Combat to Citadel Paint Converter
TT Combat's paint range grew out of a company better known for MDF terrain and skirmish games, and its 144 colours were designed to cover a whole miniature without reaching for another brand. Citadel is still the range most painting tutorials are written in, so translating a TT Combat collection into Citadel names is the quickest way to follow along with a Games Workshop-format guide.
Our TT Combat to Citadel converter maps every TT Combat paint to its closest Citadel equivalent. The Citadel side covers the Base and Layer lines, the two ranges that carry the solid, opaque colours most recipes are built on. TT Combat's own range is 144 colours strong, sold in 17 ml pots. Every match is computed with RGB colour distance rather than by eye or by colour family, and each result carries a numeric score so you can judge how close it really is.
All 144 TT Combat paints in our database are measured against 132 Citadel colours. 20 land within a very close match (a colour distance of 12 or less) and 5 sit beyond 40, which are the ones worth testing on a palette before you commit. The median distance across the range is 19.2.
Example TT Combat to Citadel Conversions
| TT Combat Paint | Citadel Equivalent |
|---|---|
Black | Abaddon Black |
Matt Brown | Thondia Brown |
Ostrich Feather Grey | Dawnstone |
Petrol Green | The Fang Grey |
Shale Grey | Administratum Grey |
The full comparison chart lets you filter by paint name, browse all TT Combat 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.
Frequently asked questions
What is the closest Citadel equivalent to a TT Combat paint?
Our converter measures the hex value of every TT Combat paint against the full Citadel range and returns the four nearest options, ranked by colour distance. Of the 144 TT Combat paints in our database, 20 have a Citadel match within a colour distance of 12.
Are TT Combat and Citadel 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 TT Combat paint have an exact Citadel match?
The two ranges were developed independently, so exact matches are the exception rather than the rule. 5 of the 144 TT Combat paints here sit more than 40 colour-distance units from their nearest Citadel option, which is why every result shows its score and hex swatch so you can judge the compromise yourself.
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