Citadel Paint Conversion Chart
A usable answer in three checks
Start with the pot in your hand. The tool handles the ranking, but the finish warning still needs your attention.
- 01Choose your paintSelect the brand, then search by name or browse the full range.
- 02Read the color scoreMatches in the 90s are closest. Around 80 is visibly different.
- 03Check the finishA finish warning means the color is close, but the paint will behave differently.
Match a hex or RGB color to a paint
Switch the tool to color-code mode and paste any hex value or RGB triplet. Basecoat Lab ranks the nearest hobby paints across every brand by measured color distance, with each paint's finish type shown so you know whether it is a true swap.
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Color math
Measured swatches compared with perceptual color distance.
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Finish-aware
Opaque, wash-like, metallic, and technical paints are kept honest.
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Independent
No paid match rankings and no manufacturer product photography.
Start with the paint line you use
Citadel
298 measured colors
Vallejo
334 measured colors
The Army Painter
306 measured colors
Monument Pro Acryl
174 measured colors
AK Interactive
477 measured colors
Scale75
111 measured colors
Two Thin Coats
181 measured colors
Tamiya
121 measured colors
P3 Paints
109 measured colors
Green Stuff World
104 measured colors
Humbrol
195 measured colors
Revell
175 measured colors
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