Wargaming | Modelling
Colour Guide for Vallejo Model Color Paints

Posted 14 Feb 2008

I adopted Coat D'arms as my paints of choice when I moved to the UK. The downside of using Coat D'arms, for me anyway, was that painting guides on the web, and on the BattleFront site in particular, refer to the Vallejo but not Coat D'arms. Eventually I gave up and moved to Vallejo. I've just copied the Vallejo Model Color catalogue here so I don't have to go looking for it all the time.

I've also written up some notes on Shading using Vallejo Model Color Paints.

Solid Colours

951	919	842	820	918	928

(1)	(2)	(3)	(4)	(5)	(6)
White	Foundation white	Gloss white	Offwhite	Ivory	Light flesh

837	917	916	949	952	806

(7)	(8)	(9)	(10)	(11)	(12)
Pale Sand	Beige	Sand yellow	Light yellow	Lemon yellow	Lazur

858	915	953	948	815	955

(13)	(14)	(15)	(16)	(17)	(18)
Ice yellow	Deep yellow	Flat yellow	Golden yellow	Flesh tone	Flat flesh

927	845	860	911	805	851

(19)	(20)	(21)	(22)	(23)	(24)
Dark flesh	Sunny skintone	Mediumfleshtone	Light orange	German orange	Deep orange

956	817	910	909	947	908

(25)	(26)	(27)	(28)	(29)	(30)
Clear orange	Scarlet	Orange red	Vermillion	Red	Carmine red

957	946	926	814	859	804

(31)	(32)	(33)	(34)	(35)	(36)
Flat red	Dark red	Red	Cadm.umber red	Black red	Red beige

835	803	944	958	802	945

(37)	(38)	(39)	(40)	(41)	(42)
Salmon rose	Brown rose	Old rose	Pink	Red sunset	Magenta

812	959	810	811	960	898

(43)	(44)	(45)	(46)	(47)	(48)
Violet red	Purple	Royal purple	Violet blue	Violet	Dark sea blue

807	899	965	925	930	809

(49)	(50)	(51)	(52)	(53)	(54)
Oxford blue	Dark prussian	Prussian blue	Blue	Darkblue	Royal blue

839	962	963	964	900	903

(55)	(56)	(57)	(58)	(59)	(60)
Ultramarine blue	Flat blue	Medium blue	Field blue	French mirage blue	Intermediate blue

943	902	901	906	841	844

(61)	(62)	(63)	(64)	(65)	(66)
Grey blue	Azure	Pastel blue	Pale blue	Andrea blue	Deep sky blue

961	840	966	808	838	970

(67)	(68)	(69)	(70)	(71)	(72)
Sky blue	Light turquoise	Turquoise	Green blue	Emerald	Deep green

969	891	942	974	827	954

(73)	(74)	(75)	(76)	(77)	(78)
Park green flat	Intermediate green	Light green	Green sky	Lime green	Yellow green

857	833	850	967	968	922

(79)	(80)	(81)	(82)	(83)	(84)
Golden olive	Germ.cam.	Medium olive	Olive green	Flat green	Usa uniform

920	823	892	895	975	890

(85)	(86)	(87)	(88)	(89)	(90)
German uniform	Luftwaffe ca	Yellow olive	Gunship green	Military green ja	Reflective gre

889	888	887	924	893	894

(91)	(92)	(93)	(94)	(95)	(96)
Us olive drab	Olive grey	Brown violet	Russian uniform WWII	Us dark green	Russian green

979	897	896	980	886	830

(97)	(98)	(99)	(100)	(101)	(102)
Germ. cam. dark green	Bronze green	Cam.extra dark green	Black green	Green-grey	German fieldgrey WWII

821	884	816	971	972	973

(103)	(104)	(105)	(106)	(107)	(108)
Ger. cam. beige WWII	Stone grey	Luftwaffe uniform WWII	Green grey jn	Light green bl	Light sea grey

885	986	987	881	880	879

(109)	(110)	(111)	(112)	(113)	(114)
Pastel green	Deck tan	Medium grey	Yellow green	Kakhi grey	Green-brown

988	978	923	882	914	976

(115)	(116)	(117)	(118)	(119)	(120)
Khaki	Dark yellow	Japan uniform	Middlestone	Green ochre	Buff

913	912	847	819	977	877

(121)	(122)	(123)	(124)	(125)	(126)
Yellow ochre	Tan yellow	Dark sand	Iraqui sand	Desert yellow	Goldbrown

856	824	929	829	981	876

(127)	(128)	(129)	(130)	(131)	(132)
Ochre marron	Germ. cam. orange ochre	Light brown	Amaranth red	Orange brown	Brown sand

843	874	875	818	982	940

(133)	(134)	(135)	(136)	(137)	(138)
Cork brown	Us tan-earth	Beige brown	Red cuir	Cavalry brown	Saddle brown

846	984	921	873	983	825

(139)	(140)	(141)	(142)	(143)	(144)
Mahogany brown	Flat brown	English uniform	Us field drab	Flat earth	Germ.cam.

826	985	871	941	872	822

(145)	(146)	(147)	(148)	(149)	(150)
Germ.cam.	Hull red	Leather brown	Burnt umber	Chocolate brown	Germ. cam. black brown

993	883	907	989	990	905

(151)	(152)	(153)	(154)	(155)	(156)
Flat aluminium	Silvergrey	Pale greyblue	Sky grey	Light grey	Pale bluegrey

904	870	991	992	836	869

(157)	(158)	(159)	(160)	(161)	(162)
Dark bluegrey	Medium sea gre	Dark sea grey	Neutral grey	London grey	Basalt grey

868	867	866	994	995	862

(163)	(164)	(165)	(166)	(167)	(168)
Dark seagree	Dark bluegrey	Grey green	Dark grey	German grey	Black grey

950	861

(169)	(170)
Black	Glossy black

Metalics

997	996	878	801	998	999

(171)	(172)	(173)	(174)	(175)	(176)
Silver	Gold	Old gold	Brass	Bronze	Copper

865	864	863	800

(177)	(178)	(179)	(180)
Oily steel	Natural steel	Gunmetal grey	Gunmetal blue

Transparents

939	828	834	937	935	934

(181)	(182)	(183)	(184)	(185)	(186)
Smoke	Woodgrain	Natural wood	Transparent yellow	Transparent orange	Transparent red

938	936

(187)	(188)
Transparent blue	Transparent green

Mediums and Varnishes

540	470	521	520	510	522

(189)	(190)	(191)	(192)	(193)	(194)
Matte medium	Glossy medium	Metal medium	Matte varnish	Glossy varnish	Satins varnish

596	597	523	598	400	599

(195)	(196)	(197)	(198)	(199)	(200)
Glaze medium	Drying retarder	Liquid mask	Crackel medium	Plastic putty	Pumice stone