80 of 165 Citadel colors have a Two Thin Coats equivalent within a visible-match tolerance. 4 are near-identical.
Every value comes from the manufacturer's own published chart or swatch — nothing here is estimated by eye. Matches are computed with ΔE2000, the standard measure of how different two colors look to a human.
What it cannot capture: opacity, finish and pigment behavior. Two paints can measure identically and still behave differently over black, or dry to a different sheen. Treat a match as a strong starting point, not a promise — and where a row says no close match, that is the honest answer: buy the original.
| Citadel | Closest Two Thin Coats | ΔE |
|---|---|---|
| Abaddon BlackBase | Doom Death BlackWave 1 | 8.5 no close match |
| Administratum GreyLayer | Carcharodon GreyWave 1 | 5.9 no close match |
| Ahriman BlueLayer | Cursed BlueWave 2 | 7.1 no close match |
| Alaitoc BlueLayer | Eldar RobeWave 3 | 3.2 close |
| Altdorf Guard BlueLayer | Eldar RobeWave 3 | 1.9 very close |
| Astorath RedDry | Fanatic OrangeWave 1 | 0.9 near-identical |
| Auric Armour GoldLayer | Top BrassWave 2 | 3.1 close |
| Averland SunsetBase | Yellow FlameWave 1 | 2.6 very close |
| Baharroth BlueLayer | Omega BlueWave 3 | 4.9 close |
| Balor BrownLayer | Boot Strap BrownWave 3 | 10.4 no close match |
| Balthasar GoldBase | Steampunk CopperWave 2 | 8.9 no close match |
| Baneblade BrownLayer | SandstoneWave 1 | 1.8 very close |
| Bestigor FleshLayer | Gyzmo FurWave 2 | 1.5 very close |
| BloodletterGlaze (discontinued) | Apocalypse SkyWave 3 | 9.1 no close match |
| Bloodreaver FleshLayer | Dread RedWave 2 | 4.8 close |
| Blue HorrorLayer | Decadent PurpleWave 3 | 11.8 no close match |
| Brass ScorpionLayer | Overlord BrassWave 2 | 5.5 no close match |
| Bugmans GlowBase | Boar HideWave 1 | 4.3 close |
| Cadian FleshtoneLayer | Dwarven SkinWave 1 | 5.7 no close match |
| Caledor SkyBase | Witching Hour BlueWave 2 | 3.4 close |
| Calgar BlueLayer | Elysium BlueWave 1 | 3.1 close |
| Caliban GreenBase | Emerald GreenWave 1 | 11.4 no close match |
| Canoptek AlloyLayer | Dwarven IronWave 2 | 12.4 no close match |
| Castellan GreenBase | Emerald GreenWave 1 | 8.7 no close match |
| Castellax BronzeLayer | Steampunk CopperWave 2 | 11.0 no close match |
| Celestra GreyBase | Frost BlueWave 3 | 6.7 no close match |
| Ceramite WhiteBase | White StarWave 1 | 1.5 very close |
| Changeling PinkDry | Neo PinkWave 2 | 3.7 close |
| Chronus BlueDry | Gigawatt BlueWave 2 | 6.2 no close match |
| Daemonette HideBase | Sorcerer's CloakWave 1 | 7.9 no close match |
| Dark ReaperLayer | Hydra GreenWave 2 | 2.3 very close |
| Dawnstone (Dry)Dry | Carcharodon GreyWave 1 | 5.4 no close match |
| Dawnstone (Layer)Layer | Rodent GreyWave 2 | 3.6 close |
| Death Guard GreenBase | Ranger CloakWave 2 | 4.6 close |
| Deathclaw BrownLayer | Evil Eye RedWave 2 | 4.8 close |
| Deathworld ForestBase | Fury GreenWave 2 | 7.6 no close match |
| Dechala LilacLayer | Amulet PurpleWave 2 | 3.8 close |
| Deepkin FleshLayer | Green BeretWave 2 | 7.1 no close match |
| Doombull BrownLayer | Berserker RedWave 1 | 6.6 no close match |
| Dorn YellowLayer | Sun Bleach YellowWave 3 | 5.0 close |
| Dryad BarkBase | Doom Death BlackWave 1 | 3.5 close |
| Eldar FleshDry | Ares FleshWave 2 | 4.7 close |
| Elysian GreenLayer | Ethereal GreenWave 1 | 7.5 no close match |
| Emperor’s ChildrenLayer | Cyber PinkWave 3 | 4.8 close |
| Eshin GreyLayer | Cold Corpse BlueWave 1 | 3.5 close |
| Etherium BlueDry | Decadent PurpleWave 3 | 11.8 no close match |
| Evil Sunz ScarletLayer | Demon RedWave 1 | 3.9 close |
| Fenrisian GreyLayer | Seafarer BlueWave 3 | 5.9 no close match |
| Fire Dragon BrightLayer | Orange FlareWave 1 | 7.0 no close match |
| Flash Gitz YellowLayer | Sun Bleach YellowWave 3 | 5.0 close |
| Flayed One FleshLayer | Vampire FangWave 1 | 8.2 no close match |
| Fulgrim PinkLayer | Neo PinkWave 2 | 3.7 close |
| Fulgurite CopperLayer | Platinum CrownWave 2 | 8.8 no close match |
| Gauss Blaster GreenLayer | Ghoul GreenWave 2 | 6.8 no close match |
| Gehenna's GoldLayer | Battle Axe BrassWave 2 | 6.0 no close match |
| Genestealer PurpleLayer | Sorcerer's CloakWave 1 | 6.2 no close match |
| Golden GriffonDry | Overlord BrassWave 2 | 7.1 no close match |
| Golgfag BrownDry | Dry Rust BrownWave 2 | 3.5 close |
| Gorthor BrownLayer | Boar HideWave 1 | 5.3 no close match |
| Guilliman BlueGlaze (discontinued) | Seafarer BlueWave 3 | 3.3 close |
| Hashut CopperLayer | Steampunk CopperWave 2 | 6.5 no close match |
| Hellion GreenDry | Ghoul GreenWave 2 | 6.8 no close match |
| Hexos PalesunDry | Sun Bleach YellowWave 3 | 5.0 close |
| Hoeth Blue (Dry)Dry | Gigawatt BlueWave 2 | 4.1 close |
| Hoeth Blue (Layer)Layer | Leviathan BlueWave 2 | 2.2 very close |
| Imrik BlueDry | Gigawatt BlueWave 2 | 4.2 close |
| Incubi DarknessBase | Traitor GreenWave 3 | 5.8 no close match |
| IronbreakerLayer | Dwarven IronWave 2 | 7.4 no close match |
| Jokaero OrangeBase | Fanatic OrangeWave 1 | 3.7 close |
| Kabalite GreenLayer | Jade GreenWave 2 | 8.6 no close match |
| Kakophoni PurpleLayer | Emperor's PurpleWave 3 | 5.9 no close match |
| Kantor BlueBase | Abyss BlueWave 2 | 13.8 no close match |
| Karak StoneLayer | Kronos FleshWave 2 | 3.0 very close |
| Khorne RedBase | Berserker RedWave 1 | 8.9 no close match |
| KindleflameDry | Orange FlareWave 1 | 3.6 close |
| Kislev FleshLayer | Pale SkinWave 3 | 4.1 close |
| Knight-Questor FleshLayer | Barbarian BrawnWave 1 | 4.9 close |
| Krieg KhakiLayer | Zombie RotWave 3 | 3.0 close |
| Lamenters YellowGlaze (discontinued) | Sun Bleach YellowWave 3 | 3.2 close |
| LeadbelcherBase | Dwarven IronWave 2 | 4.0 close |
| Liberator GoldLayer | Top BrassWave 2 | 7.9 no close match |
| Longbeard GreyDry | Twin Suns YellowWave 3 | 8.8 no close match |
| Loren ForestLayer | Ethereal GreenWave 1 | 6.0 no close match |
| Lothern BlueLayer | Seafarer BlueWave 3 | 2.5 very close |
| Lucius LilacDry | Amulet PurpleWave 2 | 3.8 close |
| Lugganath OrangeLayer | Orange FlareWave 1 | 3.6 close |
| Macragge BlueBase | Abyss BlueWave 2 | 6.8 no close match |
| Mechanicus Standard GreyBase | Hydra GreenWave 2 | 3.3 close |
| Mephiston RedBase | Sanguine ScarletWave 1 | 1.2 near-identical |
| Moot GreenLayer | Talisman GreenWave 2 | 6.6 no close match |
| Mournfang BrownBase | Berserker RedWave 1 | 7.1 no close match |
| Naggaroth NightBase | Amethyst RayneWave 1 | 5.9 no close match |
| Necron CompoundDry | Blue SteelWave 3 | 3.5 close |
| Niblet GreenDry | Talisman GreenWave 2 | 2.4 very close |
| Nurgling Green (Dry)Dry | Troll Snot GreenWave 2 | 5.1 no close match |
| Nurgling Green (Layer)Layer | Orc HideWave 2 | 2.9 very close |
| Ogryn CamoLayer | Gung-ho GreenWave 2 | 7.0 no close match |
| Pallid Wych FleshLayer | Trooper WhiteWave 1 | 7.4 no close match |
| Phalanx YellowLayer | Sun Bleach YellowWave 3 | 3.3 close |
| Pink HorrorLayer | Sword Hilt BurgundyWave 1 | 8.4 no close match |
| Praxeti WhiteDry | White StarWave 1 | 1.5 very close |
| Rakarth FleshBase | Carcharodon GreyWave 1 | 7.6 no close match |
| Ratskin FleshBase | Fire OpalWave 3 | 2.8 very close |
| Retributor ArmourBase | Battle Axe BrassWave 2 | 3.2 close |
| Rhinox HideBase | Royal CloakWave 1 | 5.9 no close match |
| Runefang SteelLayer | Platinum CrownWave 2 | 14.1 no close match |
| Runelord BrassBase | Chaos BronzeWave 3 | 9.2 no close match |
| Russ GreyLayer | Wolf GreyWave 1 | 4.1 close |
| Ryza RustDry | Solar FlareWave 3 | 8.7 no close match |
| Screamer PinkBase | Sword Hilt BurgundyWave 1 | 9.0 no close match |
| Screaming BellBase | Steampunk CopperWave 2 | 2.6 very close |
| Screaming SkullLayer | Twin Suns YellowWave 3 | 4.9 close |
| SigmariteDry | Pale SkinWave 3 | 2.3 very close |
| Skarsnik GreenLayer | Carapace GreenWave 3 | 7.2 no close match |
| Skavenblight DingeLayer | Doom Death BlackWave 1 | 3.6 close |
| Skink BlueDry | Omega BlueWave 3 | 4.9 close |
| Skrag BrownLayer | Noble Steed BrownWave 2 | 10.5 no close match |
| Skullcrusher BrassLayer | Top BrassWave 2 | 5.1 no close match |
| Slaanesh Grey (Dry)Dry | Decadent PurpleWave 3 | 5.9 no close match |
| Slaanesh Grey (Layer)Layer | Carcharodon GreyWave 1 | 6.1 no close match |
| Sons of Horus GreenLayer | Traitor GreenWave 3 | 6.4 no close match |
| Sotek GreenLayer | Legion GreenWave 3 | 7.1 no close match |
| Squig OrangeLayer | Rust OrangeWave 1 | 5.0 no close match |
| Steel Legion DrabBase | Eidolon GreyWave 2 | 9.8 no close match |
| Stegadon Scale GreenBase | Abyss BlueWave 2 | 7.9 no close match |
| StormfangDry | Seafarer BlueWave 3 | 8.0 no close match |
| Stormhost SilverLayer | Platinum CrownWave 2 | 15.1 no close match |
| Stormvermin FurLayer | Bitz O' TinWave 3 | 4.3 close |
| Straken GreenLayer | Ethereal GreenWave 1 | 3.3 close |
| Sybarite GreenLayer | Carapace GreenWave 3 | 5.5 no close match |
| Sycorax BronzeLayer | Battle Axe BrassWave 2 | 7.9 no close match |
| Sylvaneth BarkDry | Dwarven SkinWave 1 | 4.4 close |
| Tallarn SandLayer | Dark Sun YellowWave 1 | 8.8 no close match |
| Tau Light OchreLayer | Dry Rust BrownWave 2 | 4.9 close |
| Teclis BlueLayer | Leviathan BlueWave 2 | 1.4 near-identical |
| Temple Guard BlueLayer | Mythic TurquoiseWave 3 | 6.6 no close match |
| Terminatus StoneDry | Vampire FangWave 1 | 4.3 close |
| The Fang GreyBase | Shadow BlueWave 3 | 5.0 close |
| Thousand Sons BlueBase | Ray Gun GlowWave 2 | 4.5 close |
| Thunderhawk Blue (Dry)Dry | Cursed BlueWave 2 | 4.5 close |
| Thunderhawk Blue (Layer)Layer | Legion GreenWave 3 | 6.5 no close match |
| Troll Slayer OrangeLayer | Solar FlareWave 3 | 7.9 no close match |
| Tuskgor FurLayer | Asmodeus RedWave 2 | 5.0 no close match |
| Tyrant SkullDry | Zombie RotWave 3 | 5.7 no close match |
| Ulthuan GreyLayer | Ion BlueWave 3 | 4.8 close |
| Underhive AshDry | Zombie RotWave 3 | 3.0 close |
| Ungor FleshLayer | Cerberus BrownWave 2 | 4.1 close |
| Ushabti BoneLayer | Zombie RotWave 3 | 1.9 very close |
| Verminlord HideDry | Fire OpalWave 3 | 3.3 close |
| Waaagh! FleshBase | Emerald GreenWave 1 | 7.4 no close match |
| Warboss GreenLayer | Jade GreenWave 2 | 6.5 no close match |
| Warpfiend GreyLayer | Incubus PurpleWave 3 | 3.8 close |
| Warplock BronzeBase | Dwarven IronWave 2 | 12.7 no close match |
| Warpstone GlowLayer | Ethereal GreenWave 1 | 9.7 no close match |
| Waywatcher GreenGlaze (discontinued) | Goblinoid GreenWave 2 | 5.3 no close match |
| Wazdakka RedLayer | Sanguine ScarletWave 1 | 2.6 very close |
| White ScarLayer | White StarWave 1 | 1.5 very close |
| Wild Rider RedLayer | Centurion RedWave 3 | 2.3 very close |
| Word Bearers RedLayer | Berserker RedWave 1 | 6.5 no close match |
| Wrack WhiteDry | White StarWave 1 | 1.1 near-identical |
| Xereus PurpleLayer | Enchantress PurpleWave 3 | 7.8 no close match |
| XV-88Base | Noble Steed BrownWave 2 | 5.9 no close match |
| Yriel YellowLayer | Serpent Eye YellowWave 3 | 1.9 very close |
| Zamesi DesertLayer | Flaming Forge OrangeWave 2 | 4.8 close |
| Zandri DustBase | Inferno OrangeWave 3 | 5.5 no close match |
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