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P3 to Citadel conversion chart
The closest Citadel match for every P3 paint. Computed matches are graded from the CIELAB Delta E colour distance: lower ΔE means a closer colour, and anything under 3 is effectively indistinguishable on a model. Rows marked Painter-verified are graded by a painter who compared the paints instead, so their ΔE is shown for reference only. Tick a paint to start a shopping list.
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| P3 | Citadel equivalent | Match | ΔE | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Arcane Blue Formula P3 |
Temple Guard Blue Citadel Colour |
Painter-verified · Close | 87.0 | |
Armor Wash Formula P3 |
Templar Black Citadel Colour |
EXACT | 0.0 | |
Bastion Grey Formula P3 |
Mechanicus Standard Grey Citadel Colour |
Painter-verified · Close | 16.5 | |
Battlefield Brown Formula P3 |
Wyldwood Citadel Colour |
CLOSE | 6.8 | |
Beast Hide Formula P3 |
Skrag Brown Citadel Colour |
SIMILAR | 10.2 | |
Beaten Purple Formula P3 |
Xereus Purple Citadel Colour |
SIMILAR | 9.7 | |
Blighted Gold Formula P3 |
Retributor Armour Citadel Colour |
Painter-verified · Close | 70.4 | |
Bloodtracker Brown Formula P3 |
Thondia Brown Citadel Colour |
EXACT | 2.8 | |
Bootstrap Leather Formula P3 |
Rhinox Hide Citadel Colour |
Painter-verified · Close | 43.6 | |
Brass Balls Formula P3 |
Balthasar Gold Citadel Colour |
Painter-verified · Close | 36.1 | |
Brown Ink Formula P3 |
Thondia Brown Citadel Colour |
EXACT | 2.8 | |
Caspian Blue Formula P3 |
Aethermatic Blue Citadel Colour |
SIMILAR | 11.4 | |
Coal Black Formula P3 |
Corvus Black Citadel Colour |
Painter-verified · Close | 15.6 | |
Cold Steel Formula P3 |
Runefang Steel Citadel Colour |
Painter-verified · Close | 30.6 | |
Copper Formula P3 |
Hashut Copper Citadel Colour |
SIMILAR | 9.4 | |
Cryx Bane Base Formula P3 |
Incubi Darkness Citadel Colour |
Painter-verified · Close | 7.4 | |
Cryx Bane Highlight Formula P3 |
Kabalite Green Citadel Colour |
Painter-verified · Close | 23.3 | |
Cygnar Blue Base Formula P3 |
Macragge Blue Citadel Colour |
Painter-verified · Close | 9.0 | |
Cygnar Blue Highlight Formula P3 |
Caledor Sky Citadel Colour |
Painter-verified · Close | 33.3 | |
Cygnus Yellow Formula P3 |
Averland Sunset Citadel Colour |
Painter-verified · Close | 20.7 | |
Ember Orange Formula P3 |
Jokaero Orange Citadel Colour |
Painter-verified · Close | 15.4 | |
Flesh Wash Formula P3 |
Seraphim Sepia Citadel Colour |
SIMILAR | 8.1 | |
Frostbite Formula P3 |
Celestra Grey Citadel Colour |
Painter-verified · Close | 18.3 | |
Gnarls Green Formula P3 |
Waaagh! Flesh Citadel Colour |
SIMILAR | 8.4 | |
Greatcoat Grey Formula P3 |
Eshin Grey Citadel Colour |
Painter-verified · Close | 1.7 | |
Green Ink Formula P3 |
Ork Flesh Citadel Colour |
SIMILAR | 14.5 | |
Gun Corps Brown Formula P3 |
Mournfang Brown Citadel Colour |
Painter-verified · Close | 28.1 | |
Hammerfall Khaki Formula P3 |
Zandri Dust Citadel Colour |
Painter-verified · Close | 17.7 | |
Heartfire Formula P3 |
Ryza Rust Citadel Colour |
SIMILAR | 11.2 | |
Idrian Flesh Formula P3 |
XV-88 Citadel Colour |
SIMILAR | 8.6 | |
Iosan Green Formula P3 |
Warpstone Glow Citadel Colour |
Painter-verified · Close | 20.3 | |
Ironhull Grey Formula P3 |
The Fang Citadel Colour |
CLOSE | 4.9 | |
Jack Bone Formula P3 |
Ushabti Bone Citadel Colour |
Painter-verified · Close | 16.6 | |
Khador Red Base Formula P3 |
Khorne Red Citadel Colour |
Painter-verified · Close | 16.0 | |
Khador Red Highlight Formula P3 |
Mephiston Red Citadel Colour |
Painter-verified · Close | 17.7 | |
Khardic Flesh Formula P3 |
Bugman's Glow Citadel Colour |
Painter-verified · Close | 36.8 | |
Menoth White Base Formula P3 |
Ushabti Bone Citadel Colour |
Painter-verified · Close | 22.7 | |
Menoth White Highlight Formula P3 |
Pallid Wych Flesh Citadel Colour |
Painter-verified · Close | 14.3 | |
Meridius Blue Formula P3 |
Hoeth Blue (Dry) Citadel Colour |
CLOSE | 6.1 | |
Midlund Flesh Formula P3 |
Cadian Fleshtone Citadel Colour |
Painter-verified · Close | 26.2 | |
Molten Bronze Formula P3 |
Hashut Copper Citadel Colour |
Painter-verified · Close | 17.2 | |
Morrow White Formula P3 |
Ceramite White Citadel Colour |
Painter-verified · Exact | 0.0 | |
Murderous Magenta Formula P3 |
Pink Horror Citadel Colour |
Painter-verified · Close | 29.7 | |
Necrotite Green Formula P3 |
Moot Green Citadel Colour |
Painter-verified · Close | 49.9 | |
Ordic Olive Formula P3 |
Castellan Green Citadel Colour |
Painter-verified · Close | 41.2 | |
Pig Iron Formula P3 |
Leadbelcher Citadel Colour |
Painter-verified · Close | 26.9 | |
Quick Silver Formula P3 |
Stormhost Silver Citadel Colour |
CLOSE | 4.5 | |
Radiant Platinum Formula P3 |
Runefang Steel Citadel Colour |
SIMILAR | 10.6 | |
Red Ink Formula P3 |
Wazdakka Red Citadel Colour |
CLOSE | 4.4 | |
Rucksack Tan Formula P3 |
Karak Stone Citadel Colour |
CLOSE | 3.3 | |
Ryn Flesh Formula P3 |
Rakarth Flesh Citadel Colour |
Painter-verified · Close | 29.8 | |
Sanguine Base Formula P3 |
Khorne Red Citadel Colour |
Painter-verified · Similar | 16.6 | |
Sanguine Highlight Formula P3 |
Wazdakka Red Citadel Colour |
CLOSE | 4.4 | |
Skorne Red Formula P3 |
Word Bearers Red Citadel Colour |
Painter-verified · Close | 22.1 | |
Skyre Green Formula P3 |
Niblet Green Citadel Colour |
SIMILAR | 9.7 | |
Slaanesh Grey Formula P3 |
Daemonette Hide Citadel Colour |
SIMILAR | 14.1 | |
Sulfuric Yellow Formula P3 |
Flash Gitz Yellow Citadel Colour |
Painter-verified · Close | 7.5 | |
Thamar Black Formula P3 |
Abaddon Black Citadel Colour |
Painter-verified · Exact | 12.4 | |
Thornwood Green Formula P3 |
Deathworld Forest Citadel Colour |
CLOSE | 6.2 | |
Thrall Flesh Formula P3 |
Gauss Blaster Green Citadel Colour |
SIMILAR | 12.2 | |
Traitor Green Formula P3 |
Niblet Green Citadel Colour |
SIMILAR | 9.7 | |
Trollblood Base Formula P3 |
Russ Grey Citadel Colour |
Painter-verified · Close | 8.7 | |
Trollblood Highlight Formula P3 |
Fenrisian Grey Citadel Colour |
Painter-verified · Close | 9.7 | |
Umbral Umber Formula P3 |
Rhinox Hide Citadel Colour |
SIMILAR | 9.8 | |
Underbelly Blue Formula P3 |
Deepkin Flesh Citadel Colour |
CLOSE | 6.7 | |
Wurm Green Formula P3 |
Creed Camo Citadel Colour |
EXACT | 2.8 |
No paint on this chart matches that filter.
* Painter-verified rows show colour distance for reference only. Their grade comes from a painter comparing the actual paints — coverage, finish and how a colour behaves on a model all move a real match away from its arithmetic distance.
9 P3 paints have no close Citadel counterpart — usually metallics, washes and technical paints, which only match within their own category.
See the reverse chart: Citadel to P3 →
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