Reading the Layer range

Layer is the largest Citadel range at 93 colors, and that size is the point. Where Base gives you a foundation, Layer gives you the slightly lighter, slightly different tones you build highlights with, which is why you often see two or three Layer colors that look almost the same on the rack. They are meant to be used in sequence, each a small step up in brightness over the last.

The color spread tilts warm: browns and reds together make up nearly a third of the range, with a strong run of greens and a deep bench of greys for edge-highlighting armor and stone. Blues and purples are present but thinner. There is a single white and no true black here, because black and white foundations belong in Base; Layer assumes you have already undercoated.

If you are new to Citadel, the honest advice is not to buy Layer colors one at a time. They make sense as the highlight partners to a Base color you already use, and the range rewards owning a small ladder of related tones rather than scattering across all 93.

Administratum GreyLayer · #989C94Ahriman BlueLayer · #00708AAlaitoc BlueLayer · #2F4F85Altdorf Guard BlueLayer · #2D4696Auric Armour GoldMetallic · #B05A25Baharroth BlueLayer · #54BDCABalor BrownLayer · #875408Baneblade BrownLayer · #8F7C68Bestigor FleshLayer · #D08951Bloodreaver FleshLayer · #6A4848Blue HorrorLayer · #9EB5CEBrass ScorpionMetallic · #3D0700Cadian FleshtoneLayer · #C47652Calgar BlueLayer · #2A497FCanoptek AlloyMetallic · #967F7ACastellax BronzeMetallic · #3D0700Dark ReaperLayer · #354D4CDawnstoneLayer · #697068Deathclaw BrownLayer · #AF634FDechala LilacLayer · #B598C9Deepkin FleshLayer · #A9B79FDoombull BrownLayer · #570003Dorn YellowLayer · #FFF55AElysian GreenLayer · #6B8C37Emperor's ChildrenLayer · #B74073Eshin GreyLayer · #484B4EEvil Sunz ScarletLayer · #C01411Fenrisian GreyLayer · #6D94B3Fire Dragon BrightLayer · #F4874EFlash Gitz YellowLayer · #FFF300Flayed One FleshLayer · #EEC483Fulgrim PinkLayer · #F3ABCAFulgurite CopperMetallic · #6D2711Gauss Blaster GreenLayer · #7FC1A5Gehenna's GoldMetallic · #722A0BGenestealer PurpleLayer · #7658A5Gorthor BrownLayer · #5F463FHashut CopperMetallic · #492109Hoeth BlueLayer · #4C78AFIronbreakerMetallic · #414141Kabalite GreenLayer · #008962Kakophoni PurpleLayer · #8869AEKarak StoneLayer · #B7945CKislev FleshLayer · #D1A570Knight-Questor FleshLayer · #996563Krieg KhakiLayer · #BCBB7ELiberator GoldMetallic · #886625Loren ForestLayer · #486C25Lothern BlueLayer · #2C9BCCLugganath OrangeLayer · #F69B82Moot GreenLayer · #3DAF44Nurgling GreenLayer · #7E975EOgryn CamoLayer · #96A648Pallid Wych FleshLayer · #CACCBBPhalanx YellowLayer · #FFE200Pink HorrorLayer · #8E2757Runefang SteelMetallic · #797F82Russ GreyLayer · #507085Screaming SkullLayer · #B9C099Skarsnik GreenLayer · #588F6BSkavenblight DingeLayer · #45413BSkrag BrownLayer · #8B4806Skullcrusher BrassMetallic · #C38841Slaanesh GreyLayer · #8B8893Sons of Horus GreenLayer · #00545ESotek GreenLayer · #0B6371Squig OrangeLayer · #A74D42Stormhost SilverMetallic · #9DA3A7Stormvermin FurLayer · #6D655FStraken GreenLayer · #597F1CSybarite GreenLayer · #17A166Sycorax BronzeMetallic · #59322DTallarn SandLayer · #A07409Tau Light OchreLayer · #BC6B10Teclis BlueLayer · #3877BFTemple Guard BlueLayer · #239489Thunderhawk BlueLayer · #396A70Troll Slayer OrangeLayer · #F16C23Tuskgor FurLayer · #863231Ulthuan GreyLayer · #C4DDD5Ungor FleshLayer · #D1A560Ushabti BoneLayer · #ABA173Vulkan GreenLayer · #223C2EWarboss GreenLayer · #317E57Warpfiend GreyLayer · #66656EWarpstone GlowLayer · #0F702AWazdakka RedLayer · #880804White ScarLayer · #FDFDFDWild Rider RedLayer · #E82E1BWord Bearers RedLayer · #620104Xereus PurpleLayer · #47125AYriel YellowLayer · #FFD900Zamesi DesertLayer · #D89D1B