Citadel to Two Thin Coats conversion chart

Name: Citadel to Two Thin Coats paint conversion chart
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The closest Two Thin Coats equivalent for every Citadel paint: 243 paints matched with ΔE2000 color science, the same engine as the BrushForge app.

Updated 17 July 2026 · BrushForge paint database

Charts cover brush-on, metallic and wash paints. Airbrush ranges and sprays are in the BrushForge app (4,300+ paints in total, updated continuously).

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243

Citadel paints matched

nearly identical (ΔE ≤ 2)

30%

close or better (ΔE ≤ 5)

7.6

average ΔE

ΔE2000 color distance:0-2 nearly identical2-5 close match6-10 noticeable difference10+ different color

Screen preview: paint swatches on screen are approximate: finish, lighting, night-mode filters and display calibration all change what you see. Use them to compare relative differences, then confirm with the physical paint when finish and final appearance matter.

Citadel Base (50)Citadel Layer (81)Citadel Base (metallic) (9)Citadel Layer (metallic) (14)Citadel Contrast (61)Citadel Glaze (4)Citadel Shade (24)

Citadel Base50 paints

Citadel paint	Closest Two Thin Coats equivalent	Range	ΔE2000
Abaddon Black	Animus Black	Dark Arts	11.8
Averland Sunset	Pustule Ochre	Dark Arts	4.2
Barak-Nar Burgundy	Von Evile Purple	Wave 3	9.9
Bugman Glow	Fur Cloak	Wave 1	3.9
Bugman's Glow	Paladin Flesh	Wave 2	3.8
Caledor Sky	Witching Hour blue	Wave 2	4.4
Caliban Green	Emerald Green	Wave 1	12.4
Castellan Green	Diabolical Green	Dark Arts	8.7
Catachan Flesh	Boot Strap Brown	Wave 3	4.0
Catachan Fleshtone	Blood Red Sky	Dark Arts	6.8
Celestra Grey	Frost Blue	Wave 3	5.8
Corax White	Cherubic White	Dark Arts	0.0
Corvus Black	Doom Death Black	Wave 1	11.0
Daemonette Hide	Sorcerer's Cloak	Wave 1	6.4
Death Guard Green	Ranger Cloak	Wave 2	6.0
Death Korps Drab	Wyvern Green	Wave 1	4.0
Deathworld Forest	Ranger Cloak	Wave 2	10.5
Dryad Bark	Animus Black	Dark Arts	5.1
Gal Vorbak Red	Amphora Red	Wave 3	9.2
Grey Seer	Carcharodon Grey	Wave 1	6.3
Hobgrot Hide	Panzer Yellow	Wave 3	3.8
Incubi Darkness	Animus Black	Dark Arts	10.2
Ionrach Skin	Crypt Grey	Dark Arts	2.6
Jokaero Orange	Diablo Red	Dark Arts	3.1
Kantor Blue	Von Evile Purple	Wave 3	11.5
Khorne Red	Berserker Red	Wave 1	7.5
Lupercal Green	Animus Black	Dark Arts	10.5
Macragge Blue	Abyss Blue	Wave 2	7.6
Mechanicus Standard Grey	Oxidation Green	Wave 3	3.7
Mephiston Red	Sanguine Scarlet	Wave 1	0.0
Morghast Bone	Pale Skin	Wave 3	4.1
Mournfang Brown	Berserker Red	Wave 1	3.1
Naggaroth Night	Enchantress Purple	Wave 3	7.3
Night Lords Blue	Abyss Blue	Wave 2	10.6
Nocturne Green	Animus Black	Dark Arts	6.1
Orruk Flesh	Goblinoid Green	Wave 2	5.4
Phoenician Purple	Von Evile Purple	Wave 3	9.1
Rakarth Flesh	Kobold Grey	Wave 2	6.8
Ratskin Flesh	Grindhouse Orange	Dark Arts	3.0
Rhinox Hide	Amphora Red	Wave 3	7.0
Screamer Pink	Sword Hilt Burgundy	Wave 1	10.7
Steel Legion Drab	Noir Brown	Dark Arts	6.8
Stegadon Scale Green	Oxidation Green	Wave 3	8.2
The Fang	Faust Blue	Wave 3	6.6
Thondia Brown	Blood Red Sky	Dark Arts	5.0
Thousand Sons Blue	Enchantment Blue	Wave 3	7.0
Waaagh! Flesh	Traitor Green	Wave 3	8.3
Wraithbone	Blight Cream	Dark Arts	6.0
XV-88	Noble Steed Brown	Wave 1	8.8
Zandri Dust	Fury Green	Wave 2	4.1

Citadel Layer81 paints

Citadel paint	Closest Two Thin Coats equivalent	Range	ΔE2000
Administratum Grey	Carcharodon Grey	Wave 1	5.7
Ahriman Blue	Sentient Turquoise	Wave 2	9.0
Alaitoc Blue	Eldar Robe	Wave 3	5.1
Altdorf Guard Blue	Eldar Robe	Wave 3	7.5
Baharroth Blue	Ray Gun Glow	Wave 2	5.2
Balor Brown	Noble Steed Brown	Wave 1	8.5
Baneblade Brown	Sandstone	Wave 1	2.2
Bestigor Flesh	Gyzmo Fur	Wave 2	2.1
Bloodreaver Flesh	Boar Hide	Wave 1	4.7
Blue Horror	Gigawatt Blue	Wave 2	11.9
Cadian Fleshtone	Fire Opal	Wave 3	1.7
Calgar Blue	Abyss Blue	Wave 2	5.5
Dark Reaper	Traitor Green	Wave 3	4.2
Dawnstone	Wizard Grey	Wave 1	6.7
Deathclaw Brown	Grindhouse Orange	Dark Arts	4.0
Dechala Lilac	Amulet Purple	Wave 2	8.3
Deepkin Flesh	Crypt Grey	Dark Arts	6.4
Doombull Brown	Berserker Red	Wave 1	4.2
Dorn Yellow	Craven Yellow	Wave 2	1.5
Elysian Green	Ethereal Green	Wave 1	6.2
Emperor Children	Cyber Pink	Wave 3	5.9
Emperor's Children	Cyber Pink	Wave 3	4.5
Eshin Grey	Cold Corpse Blue	Wave 1	4.2
Evil Sunz Scarlet	Hellspawn Red	Wave 1	3.1
Fenrisian Grey	Celestial Blue	Wave 1	3.0
Fire Dragon Bright	Orange Flare	Wave 1	4.8
Flash Gitz Yellow	Craven Yellow	Wave 2	4.8
Flayed One Flesh	Ares Flesh	Wave 2	4.1
Fulgrim Pink	Manticore Ochre	Wave 2	6.5
Gauss Blaster Green	Ghoul Green	Wave 2	5.5
Genestealer Purple	Sorcerer's Cloak	Wave 1	6.0
Gorthor Brown	Blood Red Sky	Dark Arts	3.7
Hoeth Blue	Elysium Blue	Wave 1	1.6
Kabalite Green	Hydra Green	Wave 2	8.6
Kakophoni Purple	Sorcerer's Cloak	Wave 1	7.0
Karak Stone	Argonaut Skin	Wave 2	4.3
Kislev Flesh	Kronos Flesh	Wave 2	2.1
Knight-Questor Flesh	Barbarian Brawn	Wave 1	5.0
Krieg Khaki	Zombie Rot	Wave 3	2.3
Loren Forest	Ethereal Green	Wave 1	7.7
Lothern Blue	Seafarer Blue	Wave 3	2.2
Lugganath Orange	Orange Flare	Wave 1	10.1
Moot Green	Carapace Green	Wave 3	8.4
Nurgling Green	Orc Hide	Wave 2	1.9
Ogryn Camo	Septic Green	Wave 3	6.3
Pallid Wych Flesh	Trooper White	Wave 1	7.2
Phalanx Yellow	Serpent Eye Yellow	Wave 3	4.0
Pink Horror	Sword Hilt Burgundy	Wave 1	9.5
Russ Grey	Wolf Grey	Wave 1	4.2
Screaming Skull	Green Beret	Wave 2	4.9
Skarsnik Green	Carapace Green	Wave 3	7.3
Skavenblight Dinge	Scorched Earth	Wave 1	4.9
Skrag Brown	Noble Steed Brown	Wave 1	9.1
Slaanesh Grey	Enticing Purple	Wave 3	5.7
Sons of Horus Green	Traitor Green	Wave 3	7.4
Sotek Green	Legion Green	Wave 3	8.9
Squig Orange	Rust Orange	Wave 1	4.9
Stormvermin Fur	Incubus Purple	Wave 3	5.8
Straken Green	Ethereal Green	Wave 1	5.3
Sybarite Green	Carapace Green	Wave 3	6.0
Tallarn Sand	Panzer Yellow	Wave 3	10.1
Tau Light Ochre	Dry Rust Brown	Wave 2	5.0
Teclis Blue	Leviathan Blue	Wave 2	3.3
Temple Guard Blue	Mythic Turquoise	Wave 3	7.6
Thunderhawk Blue	Legion Green	Wave 3	6.4
Troll Slayer Orange	Orange Flare	Wave 1	5.5
Tuskgor Fur	Scarab Red	Wave 3	5.9
Ulthuan Grey	Ion Blue	Wave 3	4.9
Ungor Flesh	Kronos Flesh	Wave 2	4.4
Ushabti Bone	Green Beret	Wave 2	5.5
Vulkan Green	Wyvern Green	Wave 1	7.8
Warboss Green	Hydra Green	Wave 2	6.7
Warpfiend Grey	Incubus Purple	Wave 3	3.6
Warpstone Glow	Ethereal Green	Wave 1	10.0
Wazdakka Red	Sanguine Scarlet	Wave 1	2.8
White Scar	Cherubic White	Dark Arts	0.0
Wild Rider Red	Centurion Red	Wave 3	4.5
Word Bearers Red	Berserker Red	Wave 1	6.5
Xereus Purple	Enchantress Purple	Wave 3	9.6
Yriel Yellow	Serpent Eye Yellow	Wave 3	1.8
Zamesi Desert	Flaming Forge Orange	Wave 2	4.7

Citadel Base (metallic)9 paints

Citadel paint	Closest Two Thin Coats equivalent	Range	ΔE2000
Balthasar Gold	Battle Axe Brass	Wave 2	8.5
Grey Knights Steel	Mythril Blade	Wave 1	5.1
Iron Hands Steel	Ironclad Silver	Dark Arts	8.5
Iron Warriors	Sir Coates Silver	Wave 1	4.2
Leadbelcher	Plate Armour	Wave 1	2.8
Retributor Armour	Dragon's Gold	Wave 1	2.6
Runelord Brass	Old Brown Metal	Dark Arts	3.9
Screaming Bell	Ancient Iron	Dark Arts	9.2
Warplock Bronze	Ancient Iron	Dark Arts	11.7

Citadel Layer (metallic)14 paints

Citadel paint	Closest Two Thin Coats equivalent	Range	ΔE2000
Auric Armour Gold	Dragon's Gold	Wave 1	4.0
Brass Scorpion	Overlord Brass	Wave 2	6.3
Canoptek Alloy	Mythril Blade	Wave 1	10.9
Castellax Bronze	Ancient Iron	Dark Arts	8.3
Fulgurite Copper	Ancient Iron	Dark Arts	9.1
Gehenna Gold	Top Brass	Wave 1	15.2
Gehenna's Gold	Top Brass	Wave 1	4.6
Hashut Copper	Ancient Iron	Dark Arts	4.3
Ironbreaker	Plate Armour	Wave 1	2.0
Liberator Gold	Glistening Gold	Wave 1	2.9
Runefang Steel	Mythril Blade	Wave 1	1.3
Skullcrusher Brass	Heirloom Gold	Wave 3	4.6
Stormhost Silver	Mythril Blade	Wave 1	5.6
Sycorax Bronze	Iron Brass	Wave 2	3.8

Citadel Contrast61 paints

Citadel paint	Closest Two Thin Coats equivalent	Range	ΔE2000
Aeldari Emerald	Necrosis Green Wash	Wave 1	16.5
Aethermatic Blue	Aztec Turquoise Wash	Wave 3	18.5
Aggaros Dunes	Battle Mud Wash	Wave 1	12.0
Akhelian Green	Aztec Turquoise Wash	Wave 3	7.8
Apothecary White	White Ink	Dark Arts	17.4
Asurmen Blue	Blue Glaze	Wave 2	10.3
Baal Red	Warm Brown Ink	Dark Arts	5.2
Bad Moon Yellow	Archaic Sepia Wash	Wave 1	8.3
Basilicanum Grey	Oblivion Black Wash	Wave 1	3.3
Black Legion	Oblivion Black Wash	Wave 1	2.7
Black Templar	Black Ink	Dark Arts	3.7
Blood Angels Red	Deep Red Ink	Dark Arts	5.9
Briar Queen Chill	Blue Glaze	Wave 2	17.4
Celestium Blue	Blue Glaze	Wave 2	17.1
Creed Camo	Orc Flesh Wash	Wave 1	7.3
Cygor Brown	Brown Ink	Dark Arts	9.6
Dark Angels Green	Black Ink	Dark Arts	6.8
Darkoath Flesh	Flesh Wash	Wave 1	11.2
Doomfire Magenta	Purple Glaze	Wave 2	9.9
Dreadful Visage	Purple Glaze	Wave 2	18.0
Flesh Tearers Red	Deep Red Ink	Dark Arts	9.6
Frostheart	Aztec Turquoise Wash	Wave 3	16.6
Fyreslayer Flesh	Bone Wash	Wave 3	5.2
Garaghak's Sewer	Flesh Wash	Wave 1	10.8
Gore-Grunta Fur	Bone Wash	Wave 3	8.7
Gryph-Charger Grey	Blue Glaze	Wave 2	13.3
Gryph-Hound Orange	Warm Brown Ink	Dark Arts	6.8
Guilliman Flesh	Warm Brown Ink	Dark Arts	5.5
Gutrippa Flesh	Smoke Grey Wash	Wave 3	17.6
Hexwraith Flame	Green Glaze	Wave 2	12.8
Imperial Fist	Archaic Sepia Wash	Wave 1	13.4
Ironjawz Yellow	Tobacco Ink	Dark Arts	5.1
Iyanden Yellow	Hazard Yellow Wash	Wave 3	5.9
Karandras Green	Orc Flesh Wash	Wave 1	7.3
Kroxigor Scales	Aztec Turquoise Wash	Wave 3	15.4
Leviadon Blue	Black Ink	Dark Arts	4.1
Leviathan Purple	Magi Purple Wash	Wave 2	13.8
Luxion Purple	Magi Purple Wash	Wave 2	12.8
Magmadroth Flame	Red Glaze	Wave 2	9.1
Magos Purple	Magi Purple Wash	Wave 2	10.4
Mantis Warriors Green	Necrosis Green Wash	Wave 1	6.8
Militarum Green	Necrosis Green Wash	Wave 1	13.6
Nazdreg Yellow	Bone Wash	Wave 3	14.2
Nighthaunt Gloom	Smoke Grey Wash	Wave 3	23.4
Ork Flesh	Orc Flesh Wash	Wave 1	7.5
Plaguebearer Flesh	Necrosis Green Wash	Wave 1	13.5
Pylar Glacier	Smoke Grey Wash	Wave 3	22.1
Ratling Grime	Necrosis Green Wash	Wave 1	11.5
Shyish Purple	Magi Purple Wash	Wave 2	12.0
Sigvald Burgundy	Magi Purple Wash	Wave 2	9.5
Skeleton Horde	Archaic Sepia Wash	Wave 1	7.5
Snakebite Leather	Battle Mud Wash	Wave 1	7.8
Space Wolves Grey	Tempest Blue Wash	Wave 2	4.8
Stormfiend	Flesh Wash	Wave 1	5.9
Striking Scorpion Green	Orc Flesh Wash	Wave 1	11.1
Talassar Blue	Tempest Blue Wash	Wave 2	8.0
Terradon Turquoise	Aztec Turquoise Wash	Wave 3	7.4
Ultramarines Blue	Tempest Blue Wash	Wave 2	15.6
Volupus Pink	Hellion Red Wash	Wave 2	9.9
Warp Lightning	Orc Flesh Wash	Wave 1	6.2
Wyldwood	Brown Ink	Dark Arts	7.7

Citadel Glaze4 paints

Citadel paint	Closest Two Thin Coats equivalent	Range	ΔE2000
Bloodletter	Red Glaze	Wave 2	6.3
Guilliman Blue	Blue Glaze	Wave 2	22.2
Lamenters Yellow	Yellow Glaze	Wave 2	5.8
Waywatcher Green	Green Glaze	Wave 2	12.4

Citadel Shade24 paints

Citadel paint	Closest Two Thin Coats equivalent	Range	ΔE2000
Agrax Earthshade	Smoke Grey Wash	Wave 3	4.7
Agrax Earthshade Gloss	Smoke Grey Wash	Wave 3	3.3
Athonian Camoshade	Smoke Grey Wash	Wave 3	13.1
Berserker Bloodshade	Hellion Red Wash	Wave 2	3.5
Biel-Tan Green	Smoke Grey Wash	Wave 3	18.5
Carroburg Crimson	Purple Glaze	Wave 2	12.9
Casandora Yellow	Archaic Sepia Wash	Wave 1	6.9
Cassandora Yellow	Archaic Sepia Wash	Wave 1	15.5
Coelia Greenshade	Necrosis Green Wash	Wave 1	19.1
Cryptek Armourshade Gloss	Flesh Wash	Wave 1	9.2
Drakenhof Nightshade	Smoke Grey Wash	Wave 3	10.4
Druchii Violet	Purple Glaze	Wave 2	8.0
Fuegan Orange	Tobacco Ink	Dark Arts	9.3
Kroak Green	Necrosis Green Wash	Wave 1	9.9
Mortarion Grime	Necrosis Green Wash	Wave 1	10.7
Nuln Oil	Smoke Grey Wash	Wave 3	5.5
Nuln Oil Gloss	Smoke Grey Wash	Wave 3	5.5
Poxwalker	Necrosis Green Wash	Wave 1	16.7
Reikland Fleshshade	Archaic Sepia Wash	Wave 1	9.6
Reikland Fleshshade Gloss	Smoke Grey Wash	Wave 3	9.7
Seraphim Sepia	Tobacco Ink	Dark Arts	6.8
Soulblight Grey	Battle Mud Wash	Wave 1	14.4
Targor Rageshade	Magi Purple Wash	Wave 2	11.3
Tyran Blue	Tempest Blue Wash	Wave 2	8.4

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Frequently asked questions

Can I use Two Thin Coats paints instead of Citadel?

Yes. This chart lists the closest Two Thin Coats equivalent for every Citadel paint in the BrushForge database, scored with the ΔE2000 color-difference formula. A ΔE below 2 is practically indistinguishable on a miniature, and below 5 reads the same on the tabletop. 30% of Citadel paints here have a Two Thin Coats equivalent with ΔE 5 or less.

How accurate is this chart?

Matches are computed in LAB color space with the industry-standard CIEDE2000 formula, the same engine the BrushForge app uses. Metallics are only matched to metallics, and washes to washes. Colors shown are screen approximations of real paint.

What does the ΔE number mean?

ΔE2000 measures how different two colors look to the human eye. 0-2: nearly identical. 2-5: close match. 6-10: noticeable difference. Above 10: a different color. Aim for ΔE below 5 for a solid substitute.

Why is a paint missing from this chart?

This chart lists brush-on, metallic and wash paints with verified color data. Airbrush lines, sprays, primers and technical products are not shown on the web. The BrushForge app carries the full database of 4,300+ paints, including those ranges, and it grows with every update.