Vallejo to Citadel Paint Conversion Chart (2026)

Plenty of tutorials use Citadel paints, but a lot of painters build their collection around Vallejo — the dropper bottles, the price, the huge range. So when a guide says "basecoat with Mephiston Red," you need to know which Vallejo you already own. Here's how to convert Vallejo to Citadel the right way.

Why there's no perfect 1:1 match

Every brand mixes its own pigments, so a Vallejo red and a Citadel red are rarely identical — one may be warmer, darker or more saturated. A conversion gets you the closest paint, not a clone. Confirm on a test model before committing an army to it.

Common Vallejo → Citadel conversions

Vallejo (approx.)	Citadel
Black	Abaddon Black
Dead White	White Scar
Bloody Red	Evil Sunz Scarlet
Gory Red	Mephiston Red
Magic Blue	Macragge Blue
Gold Yellow	Averland Sunset
Goblin Green	Warpstone Glow

Convert any Vallejo paint in seconds

A short table can't cover Vallejo's hundreds of colors. brushmatch compares your paint against every brand using Delta E 2000 color science and shows the closest Citadel match instantly — see, for example, the Vallejo Bloody Red conversion. It works the other way too if you need the Citadel → Vallejo direction.

Convert any Vallejo paint to Citadel →

Tips

• Match the finish: Vallejo Game Color is closest to Citadel's base/layer paints; Model Color is flatter.
• For washes and metallics, always test — pigments behave differently between brands.
• Save your verified conversions as a recipe so you never re-test them.