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
|
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