Warcolours to Tamiya paint conversion chart
Every Warcolours paint with its closest Tamiya equivalent, matched by CIEDE2000. 174 rows, sorted by name.
78 of the 174 Warcolours colours below have an equivalent in Tamiya within ΔE 5, the distance at which a substitution stops being obvious on a painted model. 22 sit within ΔE 2 and are interchangeable outright. Across the whole range the typical distance is ΔE 5.3. The 96 gaps are not spread evenly: 18 of them are blues, so that is the corner of the Warcolours range Tamiya does not answer.
How close is close enough? Reading the ΔE column
Moving a whole recipe across takes more than one pot. These search the boxed sets each range is sold in.
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| Warcolours | Tamiya | ΔE | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Black Inks for Shading and Glazing | Black Acrylics Mini Gloss | 0.0 | ||
| Blue 1 Layer paints | Light ghost gray Lacquer Paint | 11.1 | ||
| Blue 2 Layer paints | Sky blue Acrylics Mini Gloss | 4.3 | ||
| Blue 3 Layer paints | Brilliant blue Spray | 1.6 | ||
| Blue 4 Layer paints | Pearl blue Lacquer Paint | 4.4 | ||
| Blue 5 Layer paints | Mixing blue Lacquer Paint | 4.9 | ||
| Blue Glaze Glazing paints | French blue Spray | 4.2 | ||
| Blue Grey 1 Layer paints | Metallic silver Spray | 8.9 | ||
| Blue Grey 2 Layer paints | Flat clear Lacquer Paint | 9.2 | ||
| Blue Grey 3 Layer paints | Light sea grey Acrylics Mini Flat | 3.9 | ||
| Blue Grey 4 Layer paints | Blue violet Spray | 6.9 | ||
| Blue Grey 5 Layer paints | Sea blue Acrylics Mini Flat | 4.3 | ||
| Brown 1 Layer paints | Clear red Acrylics Mini Gloss | 14.2 | ||
| Brown 2 Layer paints | Flat earth Lacquer Paint | 4.2 | ||
| Brown 3 Layer paints | Bronze Acrylics Mini Gloss | 4.4 | ||
| Brown 4 Layer paints | Red brown 2 Lacquer Paint | 4.6 | ||
| Brown 5 Layer paints | Metallic black Lacquer Paint | 6.0 | ||
| Brown Glaze Glazing paints | Yellow-brown (DAK 1941) Lacquer Paint | 14.6 | ||
| Burnt Sienna Inks for Shading and Glazing | Mica red Spray | 4.6 | ||
| Cool Grey 1 Layer paints | Smoke Lacquer Paint | 1.4 | ||
| Cool Grey 2 Layer paints | Smoke Spray | 5.7 | ||
| Cool Grey 3 Layer paints | IJN gray<br>(Maizuru Arsenal) Lacquer Paint | 3.9 | ||
| Cool Grey 4 Layer paints | Gun metal Lacquer Paint | 1.2 | ||
| Cool Grey 5 Layer paints | NATO black Acrylics Mini Flat | 3.6 | ||
| Dark Green Inks for Shading and Glazing | NATO green Acrylics Mini Flat | 4.9 | ||
| Emerald 1 Layer paints | Pearl green Spray | 13.1 | ||
| Emerald 2 Layer paints | Park green Acrylics Mini Gloss | 10.6 | ||
| Emerald 3 Layer paints | Metallic green Spray | 5.1 | ||
| Emerald 4 Layer paints | Light green (Luftwaffe) Aircraft Spray | 10.1 | ||
| Emerald 5 Layer paints | NATO green Lacquer Paint | 4.6 | ||
| Flesh 1 Layer paints | Metallic gold Spray | 8.3 | ||
| Flesh 2 Layer paints | Metallic gold Spray | 7.2 | ||
| Flesh 3 Layer paints | Flat flesh Acrylics Mini Flat | 2.8 | ||
| Flesh 4 Layer paints | Pearl light red Spray | 12.1 | ||
| Flesh 5 Layer paints | Yellow-brown (DAK 1941) Lacquer Paint | 7.1 | ||
| Fluorescent Green Layer paints | Light green Spray | 13.7 | ||
| Fluorescent Orange Layer paints | Camel yellow Spray | 3.9 | ||
| Fluorescent Pink Layer paints | Clear red Spray | 6.9 | ||
| Fluorescent Yellow Layer paints | Pure yellow Lacquer Paint | 7.5 | ||
| Green 1 Layer paints | Pure yellow Lacquer Paint | 8.8 | ||
| Green 2 Layer paints | Light green Spray | 13.9 | ||
| Green 3 Layer paints | Candy lime green Spray | 5.3 | ||
| Green 4 Layer paints | Clear green Acrylics Mini Gloss | 3.4 | ||
| Green 5 Layer paints | Light green (Luftwaffe) Aircraft Spray | 5.5 | ||
| Green Glaze Glazing paints | Light green Spray | 13.6 | ||
| Grey Paints for undercoating | IJN gray<br>(Maizuru Arsenal) Lacquer Paint | 3.9 | ||
| Marine 1 Layer paints | Light ghost gray Lacquer Paint | 9.8 | ||
| Marine 2 Layer paints | Clear blue Lacquer Paint | 4.1 | ||
| Marine 3 Layer paints | Blue violet Spray | 8.6 | ||
| Marine 4 Layer paints | Pure blue Lacquer Paint | 1.2 | ||
| Marine 5 Layer paints | Navy blue Aircraft Spray | 7.0 | ||
| Metallic Antique Gold Metallic paints | Dark yellow Acrylics Mini Flat | 3.3 | ||
| Metallic Black Metallic paints | Black Spray | 1.3 | ||
| Metallic Black Copper Metallic paints | Maroon Spray | 3.8 | ||
| Metallic Blue Metallic paints | Purple Acrylics Mini Gloss | 13.0 | ||
| Metallic Bright Gold Metallic paints | Gold Spray | 4.9 | ||
| Metallic Brown Metallic paints | Gold Spray | 2.0 | ||
| Metallic Choco Metallic paints | Yellow-brown (DAK 1941) Lacquer Paint | 7.9 | ||
| Metallic Copper Metallic paints | Flat earth Lacquer Paint | 5.0 | ||
| Metallic Crimson Metallic paints | Clear red Acrylics Mini Gloss | 6.9 | ||
| Metallic Dark Copper Metallic paints | Dull red.jpeg Lacquer Paint | 3.5 | ||
| Metallic Dark Green Metallic paints | Light green Spray | 7.4 | ||
| Metallic Emerald Metallic paints | Clear green Acrylics Mini Gloss | 6.0 | ||
| Metallic Green Metallic paints | Pure yellow Lacquer Paint | 10.1 | ||
| Metallic Lemon Metallic paints | Yellow-brown (DAK 1941) Lacquer Paint | 5.4 | ||
| Metallic Pale Gold Metallic paints | Metallic gold Spray | 9.1 | ||
| Metallic Pewter Metallic paints | Light gun metal Lacquer Paint | 1.3 | ||
| Metallic Pink Metallic paints | Pink Acrylics Mini Gloss | 6.8 | ||
| Metallic Red Metallic paints | Fluorescent red Spray | 1.9 | ||
| Metallic Sand Metallic paints | Pure yellow Lacquer Paint | 6.1 | ||
| Metallic Silver Metallic paints | Smoke Acrylics Mini Gloss | 3.9 | ||
| Metallic Sky Metallic paints | Pearl light blue Spray | 7.7 | ||
| Metallic Turquoise Metallic paints | Light green Acrylics Mini Gloss | 11.0 | ||
| Metallic Ultramarine Metallic paints | Purple Acrylics Mini Gloss | 15.8 | ||
| Metallic Violet Metallic paints | Lavender Spray | 5.3 | ||
| Metallic White Metallic paints | Flat aluminum Acrylics Mini Flat | 0.7 | ||
| Metallic Yellow Metallic paints | Khaki Lacquer Paint | 5.4 | ||
| Ochre 1 Layer paints | Pearl clear Spray | 4.9 | ||
| Ochre 2 Layer paints | Chrome yellow Spray | 6.8 | ||
| Ochre 3 Layer paints | Desert yellow Acrylics Mini Flat | 2.9 | ||
| Ochre 4 Layer paints | Desert yellow Acrylics Mini Flat | 4.9 | ||
| Ochre 5 Layer paints | Yellow-brown (DAK 1941) Lacquer Paint | 8.7 | ||
| Olive 1 Layer paints | Pure yellow Lacquer Paint | 5.3 | ||
| Olive 2 Layer paints | Yellow green Acrylics Mini Flat | 7.4 | ||
| Olive 3 Layer paints | Yellow green Acrylics Mini Flat | 8.7 | ||
| Olive 4 Layer paints | Olive drab 2 Spray | 7.1 | ||
| Olive 5 Layer paints | Olive drab Acrylics Mini Flat | 2.9 | ||
| One-coat Baby-blue One-coat paints | Pearl light blue Spray | 8.4 | ||
| One-coat Beige One-coat paints | Flat flesh Lacquer Paint | 7.8 | ||
| One-coat Black One-coat paints | Black Acrylics Mini Gloss | 0.0 | ||
| One-coat Blue One-coat paints | Lavender Spray | 14.7 | ||
| One-coat Green One-coat paints | Candy lime green Spray | 4.6 | ||
| One-coat Magenta One-coat paints | Clear red Spray | 6.4 | ||
| One-coat Ochre One-coat paints | Desert yellow Acrylics Mini Flat | 2.9 | ||
| One-coat Orange One-coat paints | Clear orange Spray | 1.1 | ||
| One-coat Pink One-coat paints | Pink Acrylics Mini Gloss | 12.0 | ||
| One-coat Purple One-coat paints | Clear red Lacquer Paint | 7.9 | ||
| One-coat Red One-coat paints | Pure metallic red Lacquer Paint | 0.9 | ||
| One-coat Red-orange One-coat paints | Orange Spray | 4.3 | ||
| One-coat Turquoise One-coat paints | Coral blue Spray | 6.3 | ||
| One-coat Violet One-coat paints | Neutral grey Acrylics Mini Flat | 16.8 | ||
| One-coat Yellow One-coat paints | Pure yellow Lacquer Paint | 0.0 | ||
| One-coat Yellow-green One-coat paints | Light green Spray | 9.4 | ||
| Orange Inks for Shading and Glazing | Clear orange Spray | 3.1 | ||
| Orange 1 Layer paints | Flat flesh Lacquer Paint | 1.9 | ||
| Orange 2 Layer paints | Camel yellow Spray | 3.6 | ||
| Orange 3 Layer paints | Brilliant orange Spray | 2.4 | ||
| Orange 4 Layer paints | Orange Spray | 5.7 | ||
| Orange 5 Layer paints | Clear red Acrylics Mini Gloss | 4.8 | ||
| Pink 1 Layer paints | Pink Spray | 9.6 | ||
| Pink 2 Layer paints | Pink Acrylics Mini Gloss | 2.5 | ||
| Pink 3 Layer paints | Mixing red Lacquer Paint | 8.0 | ||
| Pink 4 Layer paints | Mixing red Lacquer Paint | 12.6 | ||
| Pink 5 Layer paints | Hull red Acrylics Mini Flat | 10.6 | ||
| Pink Glaze Glazing paints | Pink Acrylics Mini Gloss | 3.1 | ||
| Purple 1 Layer paints | Pink Spray | 12.0 | ||
| Purple 2 Layer paints | Pink Acrylics Mini Gloss | 10.4 | ||
| Purple 3 Layer paints | Clear red Lacquer Paint | 7.9 | ||
| Purple 4 Layer paints | Lavender Spray | 15.3 | ||
| Purple 5 Layer paints | Black Lacquer Paint | 12.9 | ||
| Raw Sienna Inks for Shading and Glazing | Clear orange Lacquer Paint | 4.8 | ||
| Red Inks for Shading and Glazing | Mica red Spray | 1.5 | ||
| Red 1 Layer paints | Flat red Lacquer Paint | 2.5 | ||
| Red 2 Layer paints | Mica red Lacquer Paint | 2.7 | ||
| Red 3 Layer paints | Mica red Lacquer Paint | 7.1 | ||
| Red 4 Layer paints | Dull red Spray | 6.7 | ||
| Red 5 Layer paints | Hull red Acrylics Mini Flat | 3.5 | ||
| Red Glaze Glazing paints | Pink Spray | 9.8 | ||
| Sepia Inks for Shading and Glazing | Metallic brown Acrylics Mini Gloss | 4.3 | ||
| Transparent Black Transparent paints | NATO black Acrylics Mini Flat | 1.9 | ||
| Transparent Blue Transparent paints | Clear blue Lacquer Paint | 5.3 | ||
| Transparent Blue Grey Transparent paints | IJN gray<br>(Yokosuka Arsenal) Lacquer Paint | 1.7 | ||
| Transparent Brown Transparent paints | Dark copper Acrylics Mini Flat | 12.7 | ||
| Transparent Cool Grey Transparent paints | Light gun metal Lacquer Paint | 1.0 | ||
| Transparent Emerald Transparent paints | Coral blue Spray | 9.1 | ||
| Transparent Flesh Transparent paints | Smoke Acrylics Mini Gloss | 9.4 | ||
| Transparent Green Transparent paints | Field grey Acrylics Mini Flat | 4.2 | ||
| Transparent Marine Transparent paints | Pearl light blue Spray | 5.3 | ||
| Transparent Ochre Transparent paints | Tan Aircraft Spray | 4.6 | ||
| Transparent Olive Transparent paints | Cockpit green (IJN) Acrylics Mini Flat | 5.4 | ||
| Transparent Orange Transparent paints | Orange Spray | 13.5 | ||
| Transparent Pink Transparent paints | Pink Acrylics Mini Gloss | 3.4 | ||
| Transparent Purple Transparent paints | Pearl light red Spray | 5.3 | ||
| Transparent Red Transparent paints | Clear red Acrylics Mini Gloss | 13.7 | ||
| Transparent Turquoise Transparent paints | Intermediate blue Aircraft Spray | 4.5 | ||
| Transparent Violet Transparent paints | Light sea grey Acrylics Mini Flat | 13.3 | ||
| Transparent Warm Grey Transparent paints | Smoke Acrylics Mini Gloss | 2.9 | ||
| Transparent White Transparent paints | Racing white Spray | 1.5 | ||
| Transparent Yellow Transparent paints | Pure yellow Lacquer Paint | 3.8 | ||
| Turquoise 1 Layer paints | Coral blue Spray | 11.8 | ||
| Turquoise 2 Layer paints | Clear blue Spray | 5.2 | ||
| Turquoise 3 Layer paints | Intermediate blue Aircraft Spray | 7.0 | ||
| Turquoise 4 Layer paints | Light metallic blue Spray | 8.2 | ||
| Turquoise 5 Layer paints | Green Aircraft Spray | 9.5 | ||
| Ultramarine Inks for Shading and Glazing | Purple Acrylics Mini Gloss | 14.9 | ||
| Vermilion Inks for Shading and Glazing | Mica red Lacquer Paint | 7.8 | ||
| Violet 1 Layer paints | Sky grey Acrylics Mini Flat | 14.7 | ||
| Violet 2 Layer paints | Ocean gray 2 Aircraft Spray | 14.5 | ||
| Violet 3 Layer paints | Lavender Spray | 5.7 | ||
| Violet 4 Layer paints | Lavender Spray | 6.8 | ||
| Violet 5 Layer paints | Mixing blue Lacquer Paint | 14.4 | ||
| Warm Grey 1 Layer paints | Light gray Lacquer Paint | 4.3 | ||
| Warm Grey 2 Layer paints | Wooden deck tan Lacquer Paint | 6.0 | ||
| Warm Grey 3 Layer paints | Light gun metal Lacquer Paint | 4.8 | ||
| Warm Grey 4 Layer paints | Gun metal Lacquer Paint | 4.0 | ||
| Warm Grey 5 Layer paints | NATO black Acrylics Mini Flat | 3.0 | ||
| White Inks for Shading and Glazing | Acrylic thinner Acrylics Mini Gloss | 0.0 | ||
| Yellow Inks for Shading and Glazing | Chrome yellow Spray | 3.5 | ||
| Yellow 1 Layer paints | Pearl clear Spray | 5.1 | ||
| Yellow 2 Layer paints | Pure yellow Lacquer Paint | 0.0 | ||
| Yellow 3 Layer paints | Mixing yellow Lacquer Paint | 1.4 | ||
| Yellow 4 Layer paints | Chrome yellow Spray | 3.3 | ||
| Yellow 5 Layer paints | Camel yellow Spray | 5.2 | ||
| Yellow Glaze Glazing paints | Pure yellow Lacquer Paint | 4.8 | ||