Vallejo to Games Workshop Paint Conversions

July 18, 2017 by The Miniature Wargaming Editor

Vallejo produces some of the best paints for wargaming miniatures ever made. But there are many fanboys who won’t use anything but Games Workshop paints because they need the “official” paints. But you can can still use Vallejo and fool your GW pals. Here’s a chart that matches Vallejo paints with their Citadel equivalents.

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The Game Color equivalents are exact, while the Model Colors are approximated
from personal experience and other painters’ input. Citadel Colors marked
with an asterisk* are out of production.

Vallejo Game Color Name	Stock #	Vallejo Model Color Name	Stock #	Color Chip	Citadel Equivalent
Skull White	001	Flat White	951		Skull White
White Primer	002	Foundation White	919		Smelly Primer
Pale Flesh	003	Light Flesh	928		Pallid Flesh*
Elf Skintone	004	Basic Fleshtone	815		Elf Flesh
Bald Moon Yellow	005	Lemon Yellow	925		Bad Moon Yellow
Sun Blast Yellow	006	Deep Yellow	915		Sunburst Yellow
Gold Yellow	007	Flat Yellow	953		Golden Yellow
Orange Fire	008	Light Orange	911		Fiery Orange
Hot Orange	009	Bright Orange	851		Blazing Orange
Bloody Red	010	Orange Red	910		Blood Red
Gory Red	011	Vermillion	909		Red Gore
Scar Red	012	Red	926		Scab Red
Squid Pink	013	Pink (approx.)	958		Tentacle Pink
Warlord Purple	014	Magenta	945		Warlock Purple
Hexed Lichen	015	Purple	959		Liche Purple
Royal Purple	016	Royal Purple	810		Imperial Purple*
Sick Blue	017	Violet (approx.)	960		Nauseating Blue*
Stormy Blue	018	Blue	925		Storm Blue*
Night Blue	019	Dark Blue	930		Midnight Blue
Imperial Blue	020	Royal Blue	809		Regal Blue
Magic Blue	021	Andrea Blue	841		Enchanted Blue
Ultra Marine Blue	022	Ultramarine	839		Ultramarines Blue
Electric Blue	023	Deep Sky Blue	844		Ice Blue
Falcon Turquoise	024	Turquoise (approx.)	966		Hawk Turquoise
Foul Green	025	Blue Green (approx.)	808		Vile Green*
Jade Green	026	Light Turquoise	840		Jade Green*
Scurf Green	027	Turquoise (approx.)	966		Scaly Green
Dark Green	028	Deep Green	970		Dark Angels Green
Sick Green	029	Emerald	838		Snot Green
Goblin Green	030	Light Green	942		Goblin Green
Camouflage Green	031	Olive Green	967		Camo Green
Scorpy Green	032	Lime Green	827		Scorpion Green
Livery Green	033	Yellow Green	954		Bilous Green*
Bone White	034	Pale Sand	837		Bleached Bone
Dead Flesh	035	Deck Tan	986		Rotting Flesh
Bronze Flesh	036	Dark Flesh	927		Bronzed Flesh
Filthy Brown	037	Medium Flesh	860		Vomit Brown
Scrofulous Brown	038	Gold Brown	877		Leprous Brown*
Plague Brown	039	Yellow Ochre	913		Bubonic Brown
Cobra Leather	040	Tan Yellow	912		Snakebite Leather
Dwarf Skin	041	Brown Rose	803		Dwarf Flesh
Parasite Brown	042	Orange Brown	981		Vermin Brown
Beasty Brown	043	Flat Earth	983		Bestial Brown
Dark Fleshtone	044	Saddle Brown	940		Dark Flesh
Charred Brown	045	German Black Brown	522		Scorched Brown
Ghost Grey	046	Flat Aluminum	993		Ghostly Grey*
Wolf Grey	047	Pale Greyblue	907		Space Wolves Grey
Sombre Grey	048	Oxford Blue	807		Shadow Grey
Stone Wall Grey	049	Light Grey	990		Fortress Grey
Cold Grey	050	Neutral Grey	992		Codex Grey
Chaos Black	051	Black	950		Chaos Black
Mithril Silver	052	Silver	997		Mithril Silver
Chain Mail	053	Natural Steel	864		Chainmail
Gunmetal	054	Gunmetal Grey	863		Boltgun Metal
Polished Gold	055	Gold	996		Burnished Gold
Glorious Gold	056	Old Gold	878		Shining Gold
Bright Bronze	057	Bronze	998		Dwarf Bronze
Brassy Brass	058	Brass	801		Brazen Brass
Hammered Copper	059	Copper	999		Beaten Copper*
Tinny Tin	060	No Equivalent	—		Tin Bitz

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