Color Pairings
Colors that work together as shadow, midtone, and highlight. Read each row left to right — pick a midtone for the base coat, then use the colors either side of it for shading and highlighting without mixing.
Brick
Red#80180F
Red#80180F
Cardinal
Red#BD1002
Red#BD1002
Salmon
Red#EB464C
Red#EB464C
Desert
Sand#E49D87
Sand#E49D87
Pink
Blush#FAC5B7
Blush#FAC5B7
Pale
Rose#E4D1CB
Rose#E4D1CB
Regal
Purple#320C35
Purple#320C35
Monarch
Magenta#9A1F5E
Magenta#9A1F5E
Pink
Blossom#D47CB6
Blossom#D47CB6
Pink
Peony#F79AC9
Peony#F79AC9
Eraser
Pink#FFC6D7
Pink#FFC6D7
Darkstar
Purple#170A35
Purple#170A35
Oceanic
Blue#002B94
Blue#002B94
Reef
Blue#0074E5
Blue#0074E5
Blue
Skies#60C9DC
Skies#60C9DC
Blue
Jade#0A5B5C
Jade#0A5B5C
Marine
Teal#00918E
Teal#00918E
Blue
Lagoon#01AEBF
Lagoon#01AEBF
Evergreen#2D4722
Clover
Green#3D7A2D
Green#3D7A2D
Sapling
Green#49A542
Green#49A542
Treefrog
Green#97C000
Green#97C000
Chartreuse#CAD811
Golden
Yellow#F2EB83
Yellow#F2EB83
Red
Mesa#6E2E15
Mesa#6E2E15
Terracotta#AE4E1C
Nebula
Orange#EB600B
Orange#EB600B
Sun
Orange#FC8B01
Orange#FC8B01
Solar
Yellow#F9BE00
Yellow#F9BE00
Buttercup
Yellow#FEEE50
Yellow#FEEE50
Antimatter
Black#000000
Black#000000
Smoke
Grey#4B535E
Grey#4B535E
Neutral
Grey#6C6C6C
Grey#6C6C6C
Wolf
Grey#A8A8A8
Grey#A8A8A8
Polar
White#FFFFFF
White#FFFFFF
Loam
Brown#4A2D1F
Brown#4A2D1F
Buckeye
Brown#623E2E
Brown#623E2E
Tawny#98621A
Sahara
Orange#E19B3C
Orange#E19B3C
Tuscan
Tan#F3E2AA
Tan#F3E2AA
Ebony#322B0F
Warm
Brown#775112
Brown#775112
Brown
Leather#9F7529
Leather#9F7529
Ochre#B88917
Bone
White#E9D9B5
White#E9D9B5
Paint Range & Equivalents
Air Airbrush formula only
Brush Brush-on formula only
No close equivalent
Brush Brush-on formula only
No close equivalent
Standard
The core range. Brush-on and airbrush formulas unless marked.
| Huge Miniatures | Citadel | The Army Painter | Vallejo |
|---|---|---|---|
| Brick Red#80180F | Wazdakka Red#880805 | Chaotic Red#7F1900 | Red#8B262E |
| Cardinal Red#BD1002 | Evil Sunz Scarlet#C01412 | Dragon Red#B30E08 | Carmine RedBrush#B2222C |
| Salmon Red#EB464C | Wild Rider RedBrush#E92E1D | Mars RedBrush#D73936 | No equivalent |
| Desert SandAir#E49D87 | No equivalent | Scar TissueBrush#E48D72 | Salmon RoseBrush#F0A89A |
| Pink Blush#FAC5B7 | No equivalent | Centaur SkinBrush#F5B3A7 | Light FleshBrush#F7D2BF |
| Eraser Pink#FFC6D7 | No equivalent | No equivalent | No equivalent |
| Pink PeonyAir#F79AC9 | Fulgrim PinkBrush#F2ABC9 | Talisman PurpleAir#E892AB | No equivalent |
| Pink Blossom#D47CB6 | No equivalent | Fey PinkAir#DA93B3 | Squid Pink#CA84BA |
| Monarch Magenta#9A1F5E | Pink HorrorBrush#8E2657 | Witchbane PlumAir#7B144B | Warlord Purple#842658 |
| Regal Purple#320C35 | Gal Vorbak RedBrush#4C213C | Royal PurpleAir#531441 | Midnight PurpleAir#241534 |
| Darkstar Purple#170A35 | Barak-Nar BurgundyBrush#431635 | No equivalent | Royal Purple#261B39 |
| Oceanic Blue#002B94 | Macragge Blue#0F3D7B | Griffon BlueBrush#03467D | Blue#193565 |
| Reef Blue#0074E5 | Teclis BlueBrush#3777BF | Crystal Blue#007BBF | Magic Blue#0D72BA |
| Blue Skies#60C9DC | No equivalent | No equivalent | All SV. Gol Light BlueAir#68C5D6 |
| Blue Lagoon#01AEBF | Baharroth BlueBrush#53BDCA | Toxic Mist#00BBC2 | No equivalent |
| Marine Teal#00918E | Temple Guard Blue#22948A | Royal CloakBrush#019297 | Blue GreenBrush#19A0A3 |
| Blue JadeAir#0A5B5C | Thunderhawk BlueBrush#396A6F | No equivalent | TurquoiseBrush#2B6C80 |
| Evergreen#2D4722 | Castellan Green#264615 | Angel Green#02350A | Angel GreenAir#304F30 |
| Clover Green#3D7A2D | Loren ForestBrush#486C24 | Greenskin#026620 | Scorpy Green#518844 |
| Sapling Green#49A542 | Moot Green#3EAF45 | Goblin Green#42902B | No equivalent |
| Treefrog Green#97C000 | Ogryn Camo#96A747 | Jungle Green#80AE03 | No equivalent |
| ChartreuseAir#CAD811 | No equivalent | Poisonous CloudBrush#CDDD00 | Bile GreenAir#CDDD32 |
| Golden Yellow#F2EB83 | No equivalent | Moon Dust#EFD45F | Light YellowBrush#F9E864 |
| Flax Yellow#FFF9A8 | No equivalent | No equivalent | No equivalent |
| Buttercup YellowAir#FEEE50 | Dorn YellowBrush#FFF558 | Babe BlondeBrush#FFDC04 | Moon Yellow#F8E107 |
| Solar Yellow#F9BE00 | Averland Sunset#FAB81B | No equivalent | Gold YellowBrush#FEC212 |
| Sun Orange#FC8B01 | No equivalent | Phoenix FlamesBrush#FEA501 | IJA Chrome YellowAir#F6A61D |
| Nebula Orange#EB600B | Troll Slayer Orange#F06C22 | Fire LizardBrush#F27002 | Orange FireBrush#EF6A27 |
| Terracotta#AE4E1C | Golgfag BrownBrush#8E502B | Molten OrangeAir#9B3819 | Amaranth RedBrush#BA5742 |
| Red Mesa#6E2E15 | Mournfang Brown#490E06 | No equivalent | Gory RedBrush#6E3A3E |
| Antimatter Black#000000 | Abaddon Black#000000 | Matt Black#010101 | Black#000000 |
| Smoke Grey#4B535E | Eshin GreyBrush#4A4B4F | No equivalent | Dark Grey#475057 |
| Neutral GreyAir#6C6C6C | Warpfiend GreyBrush#66656D | Uniform Grey#5B6870 | Neutral GreyBrush#676F7A |
| Wolf GreyAir#A8A8A8 | Grey SeerBrush#A1A5A8 | Ash GreyBrush#A7A6A2 | Sky GreyBrush#9BA0A6 |
| Polar White#FFFFFF | White Scar#FFFFFF | Matt White#FFFFFF | White#FFFFFF |
| Pale Rose#E4D1CB | No equivalent | Mummy RobesBrush#F0DFD7 | No equivalent |
| Bone White#E9D9B5 | WraithboneBrush#DCD1B3 | Skeleton Bone#DCCC9B | Elfic FleshBrush#E3CEAF |
| Tuscan Tan#F3E2AA | No equivalent | Arid EarthBrush#FFEEC3 | Ice YellowBrush#F4D390 |
| Sahara Orange#E19B3C | Zamesi DesertBrush#D89D1D | Desert Yellow#D19F02 | Yellow Ochre#D7913B |
| Ochre#B88917 | Hobgrot HideBrush#A1812C | No equivalent | No equivalent |
| Brown Leather#9F7529 | Tallarn Sand#A07409 | No equivalent | Ochre BrownBrush#A67533 |
| Tawny#98621A | Balor BrownBrush#885409 | Monster BrownBrush#995B04 | Parasite Brown#9C5D2A |
| Camel TanBrush#8E6200 | No equivalent | Barren YellowAir#9B680F | No equivalent |
| Warm Brown#775112 | XV-88Brush#6D4811 | Leather Brown#7C510D | Beasty Brown#745129 |
| Buckeye Brown#623E2E | Thondia BrownBrush#53302A | Rawhide BrownAir#5D3E22 | TerracottaBrush#623C3B |
| Loam Brown#4A2D1F | Rhinox HideBrush#452F31 | Oak Brown#48220B | Hull Red#48211A |
| Ebony#322B0F | Dryad BarkBrush#2B2A25 | No equivalent | Charred Brown#3B2625 |
Fluorescent
Pigments that react under UV light.
| Huge Miniatures | Citadel | The Army Painter | Vallejo |
|---|---|---|---|
| Radar Red#FF1933 | No equivalent | No equivalent | Fluorescent Red#DD2F52 |
| Laser Orange#FF5800 | No equivalent | Safety OrangeAir#F6995C | Fluorescent OrangeBrush#E84E10 |
| Starfire Yellow#DCED00 | No equivalent | Neon YellowAir#FFE401 | Fluorescent YellowBrush#F0E639 |
| Quantum Green#A3EE0B | No equivalent | No equivalent | No equivalent |
| Gamma Green#00E600 | Tesseract GlowBrush#4AAE34 | Gauss GreenAir#52AF2B | Fluorescent GreenBrush#73B82A |
| Blaster Blue#0864EB | No equivalent | Blue FluxAir#0497CB | Fluorescent BlueBrush#0383CC |
| Photon Purple#4121C0 | No equivalent | No equivalent | No equivalent |
| Ultra Violet#A607C3 | No equivalent | Violet VoltAir#904E98 | Fluorescent VioletBrush#6F257A |
| Pulsewave Pink#FF0078 | No equivalent | No equivalent | Fluorescent PinkBrush#E7338C |
| Cyber Pink#FE359B | No equivalent | Hot PinkAir#EC4F96 | No equivalent |
Washes
Heavily pigmented washes for shading recesses.
| Huge Miniatures | Citadel | The Army Painter | Vallejo |
|---|---|---|---|
| Black Wash#010000 | Nuln Oil#131313 | Dark Tone#010101 | Black#22211F |
| Dark Wash#3C2C1D | Agrax Earthshade#131313 | Strong Tone#3A260B | No equivalent |
| Light Wash#5A4601 | Seraphim Sepia#4C371C | Soft Tone#5F3310 | Sepia#513F29 |
| Flesh Wash#623812 | Reikland Fleshshade#563B28 | Flesh Wash#581505 | Skin#553028 |
| Orange Wash#DE7D12 | Casandora Yellow#E88237 | Mid Brown#A95900 | Yellow#E1AD33 |
| Red Wash#581A0D | Carroburg Crimson#4E2128 | Red Tone#581206 | Red#BC3521 |
| Purple Wash#461F34 | Druchii Violet#3C1F3E | Purple Tone#2C1750 | Violet#674172 |
| Blue Wash#092E37 | No equivalent | Blue Tone#022346 | Blue#1F508B |
| Teal Wash#018A7A | Coelia Greenshade#1B6860 | No equivalent | No equivalent |
| Green Wash#233407 | Biel-Tan Green#1C3728 | Green Tone#012E07 | Green#316D37 |
Metallic
Metallics loaded with fine metallic powder.
| Huge Miniatures | Citadel | The Army Painter | Vallejo |
|---|---|---|---|
| Iron#656565 | No equivalent | Night ScalesAir#656066 | GunmetalBrush#81848D |
| Steel#888888 | Iron WarriorsBrush#A2A19F | Gun Metal#8D8C8A | Chainmail SilverBrush#A1A2AC |
| Silver#C2C6C9 | Grey Knights SteelBrush#D8DEE3 | Shining Silver#CECECC | SilverBrush#C4C9CE |
| Platinum#F3F3F5 | Stormhost SilverBrush#EAEBED | No equivalent | No equivalent |
| Metal Medium#FAFBFB | No equivalent | No equivalent | No equivalent |
| Copper#CF6248 | No equivalent | True Copper#C96C31 | No equivalent |
| Bronze#AD6F40 | Brass ScorpionBrush#D39049 | Weapon Bronze#BD865E | Brassy BrassBrush#B07452 |
| Rose Gold#CC8F6C | Warplock BronzeBrush#D2987B | Evil ChromeAir#996C57 | Bright BronzeBrush#BB8E72 |
| Gold#E8C43D | Gehenna's GoldBrush#E49F25 | Greedy Gold#F2A23F | Polished GoldBrush#F3CB2D |
| Fools Gold#E3CF53 | Retributor ArmourBrush#F6E0B5 | Bright Gold#ECCA45 | No equivalent |
Colorshift
Multicolor paints that shift hue with viewing angle. Swatches show the shift from one angle to the other — the painted result moves between the two as the model turns.
| Huge Miniatures | Citadel | The Army Painter | Vallejo |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gold Green#D0EAAA → #026C55 | No equivalent | No equivalent | No equivalent |
| Green Purple#566834 → #591424 | No equivalent | No equivalent | No equivalent |
| Bronze Gold#9B5214 → #EABD32 | No equivalent | No equivalent | No equivalent |
| Olive Red#838218 → #7A3719 | No equivalent | No equivalent | No equivalent |
| Green Teal#4ba87a → #015D75 | No equivalent | No equivalent | No equivalent |
| Aqua Fuchsia#0056AF → #9f8cee | No equivalent | No equivalent | No equivalent |
| Blue Maroon#284E98 → #9F2D83 | No equivalent | No equivalent | No equivalent |
| Teal Red#569c9e → #881A5B | No equivalent | No equivalent | No equivalent |
| Mint Pink#40C18C → #F693C9 | No equivalent | No equivalent | No equivalent |
| Purple Pink#7B2491 → #F65DFC | No equivalent | No equivalent | No equivalent |
This chart is for reference purposes only. Color equivalents are approximate and intended as a starting point, not an exact match. Swatches are digital representations and will differ from the painted result depending on your screen, primer, and the number of coats. Unless noted, colors are available in both brush-on and airbrush formulas. Citadel, The Army Painter, and Vallejo are trademarks of their respective owners; Huge Miniatures is not affiliated. We make no claims as to the accuracy of this chart. To suggest a correction, please send us a message.