The Army Painter to Citadel & Vallejo Conversion

The Army Painter Warpaints are a favourite for army painters — great value, dropper bottles, and the Speedpaint range for fast results. But most online guides speak Citadel. Here's how to bridge the two.

Common Army Painter → Citadel conversions

The Army Painter	Citadel (approx.)
Matt Black	Abaddon Black
Matt White	White Scar
Pure Red	Evil Sunz Scarlet
Dragon Red	Mephiston Red
Ultramarine Blue	Macragge Blue
Daemonic Yellow	Averland Sunset
Gun Metal	Leadbelcher

…and it works in every direction

Own a Citadel recipe but want to buy Army Painter? Or mixing in Vallejo? brushmatch matches across all 26 brands at once, so you can start from whatever you have. See the Army Painter Pure Red conversion as an example.

Convert any Army Painter paint →

A note on Speedpaints

Speedpaints and Citadel Contrast are a different category — one-coat, high-pigment paints that shade as they dry. They convert best to each other rather than to standard base paints; see our Contrast vs Speedpaint guide.