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Warhammer Colour to Army Painter Paint Converter
Army Painter has long formulated Warpaints as direct substitutes for Games Workshop colours, which makes this one of the more reliable conversions on the site. The rename to Warhammer Colour changed the label rather than the paint inside the pot, so those equivalences still hold.
Our Warhammer Colour to Army Painter converter maps every Warhammer Colour paint to its closest Army Painter equivalent. Both Warpaints and the newer Fanatic reformulation are included, covering the hobby staples in dropper bottles. The Warhammer Colour side covers the Base and Layer ranges under Games Workshop's current naming. 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 128 Warhammer Colour paints in our database are measured against 389 Army Painter colours. 43 land within a very close match (a colour distance of 12 or less) and 1 sit beyond 40, which are the ones worth testing on a palette before you commit. The median distance across the range is 16.0. 74 of them carry an official manufacturer conversion, and the tool always prefers that over a computed match.
Example Warhammer Colour to Army Painter Conversions
| Warhammer Colour Paint | Army Painter Equivalent |
|---|---|
Abaddon Black | Matt Black |
Averland Sunset | Fiendish Yellow |
Caliban Green | Angel Green |
Thousand Sons Blue | Abyssal Blue |
Daemonette Hide | Hexed Violet |
The full comparison chart lets you filter by paint name, browse all Warhammer Colour paints, and see the four closest Army Painter 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 Army Painter equivalent to a Warhammer Colour paint?
Our converter measures the hex value of every Warhammer Colour paint against the full Army Painter range and returns the four nearest options, ranked by colour distance. Of the 128 Warhammer Colour paints in our database, 43 have a Army Painter match within a colour distance of 12.
Are Warhammer Colour and Army Painter 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 Warhammer Colour paint have an exact Army Painter match?
The two ranges were developed independently, so exact matches are the exception rather than the rule. 1 of the 128 Warhammer Colour paints here sit more than 40 colour-distance units from their nearest Army Painter option, which is why every result shows its score and hex swatch so you can judge the compromise yourself.
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