The Painters DeskPro Acryl paint equivalents
Every Pro Acryl paint on The Painters Desk (207 in all). Pick one to see its closest matches in the other brands. Swatch colours are estimates.
About Pro Acryl paints
Pro Acryl is made by Monument Hobbies in the United States. It is a highly pigmented, matt acrylic in dropper bottles, with a Signature range of colours chosen by well-known painters and an Expert Acrylics line.
The Painters Desk lists 207 Pro Acryl paints in 9 ranges (Standard / Signature / AMP: 111, Washes: 7, Fluorescents: 6, Transparents: 9, Metallics: 12, 1-Step: 24, Expert Acrylics: 22, Primers: 8, Weathering pigments: 8). By type that is 133 opaque base and layer paints, 24 one-coat contrast-style paints, 16 technical paints, primers and mediums, 12 metallics, 9 inks, glazes and transparents, 7 washes and shades, 6 fluorescents and effects.
How Pro Acryl compares to Citadel
ΔE is the colour difference between two swatches (CIE76): under about 6 looks close side by side, over about 15 is a loose substitute. These figures compare our estimated swatches, so treat them as a guide, not a guarantee.
Some of the closest pairs:
- Dark Crimson (S19) ≈ Citadel Khorne RedΔE 1, very close
- Orange Yellow (AMP-007) ≈ Citadel Hawkshroud Yellow (T2)ΔE 2, very close
- Chrome Oxide Green (E017) ≈ Citadel Kasrkin Green (T3)ΔE 3, very close
- Dark Jade (S01) ≈ Citadel Green Morkshroom (T2)ΔE 2, very close
- Faded Ultramarine (013) ≈ Citadel Shalaxi Violet (T5)ΔE 3, very close
- Dark Navy Blue (AMP-005) ≈ Citadel Hive Fleet Purple (T1)ΔE 3, very close
Conversion charts
Standard / Signature / AMP
- Mahogany (009)
- Dark Burgundy (S15)
- Dark Crimson (S19)
- Black Red (AMP-004)
- Burnt Red (008)
- Burgundy (069)
- Red Oxide (S37)
- Bold Pyrrole Red (003)
- Orange Red (S31)
- Burnt Sienna (059)
- Orange Oxide (S38)
- Burnt Orange (037)
- Red Orange (AMP-017)
- NOVA Orange (S49)
- Orange (007)
- Orange Yellow (AMP-007)
- Yellow Ochre (038)
- Bright Yellow Ochre (S29)
- Warm Yellow (072)
- Golden Yellow (006)
- Bismuth Yellow (S36)
- Pale Yellow (060)
- Bright Pale Yellow (S30)
- Black Green (057)
- Dark Camo Green (036)
- Camo Green (020)
- Dark Yellow Green (S06)
- Yellow Green (065)
- Green (004)
- Bright Green (S33)
- Bright Yellow Green (039)
- Bright Pale Green (058)
- Faded Green (066)
- Bright Green Blue (AMP-009)
- Green Oxide (S16)
- Dark Emerald (S20)
- Dark Jade (S01)
- Jade (021)
- Bright Jade (067)
- Dark Turquoise (S34)
- Turquoise (054)
- Dark Sea Ben (S13)
- Payne’s Grey (S02)
- Blue Black (056)
- Dark Navy Blue (AMP-005)
- Dark Blue (034)
- Dark Grey Blue (014)
- Ultramarine (S35)
- Blue (005)
- Sky Blue (012)
- Faded Ultramarine (013)
- Grey Blue (055)
- White Blue (S04)
- Dark Purple (035)
- Dark Plum (S11)
- Royal Purple (S03)
- Purple (010)
- Plum (070)
- Faded Plum (063)
- Dark Magenta (S10)
- Dark Hot Pink (S32)
- Magenta (011)
- Pink (071)
- Pale Pink (043)
- Dark Flesh (068)
- Burnt Umber (AMP-018)
- Shadow Flesh (042)
- Advanced Flesh Tone (S17)
- Beige Red (S05)
- Bright Shadow Flesh (S41)
- Peach Flesh (AMP-008)
- Tan Flesh (024)
- Dark Warm Flesh (S08)
- Warm Flesh (073)
- Olive Flesh (041)
- Black Brown (040)
- Petroleum Brown (S14)
- Dark Umber (019)
- Dark Golden Brown (062)
- Warm Brown (S09)
- Light Umber (018)
- Drab Brown (S40)
- Dark Green Brown (S25)
- Dark Orange Brown (S26)
- Green Brown (AMP-020)
- Caramel Brown (S28)
- Orange Brown (S27)
- Golden Brown (017)
- Khaki (061)
- Bone (S23)
- Dark Ivory (S07)
- Ivory (023)
- Bright Ivory (022)
- Dark Neutral Grey (044)
- Dark Warm Grey (016)
- Brown Grey (S22)
- Slate Grey (AMP-013)
- Warm Grey (074)
- Neutral Grey (075)
- Grey Green (AMP-022)
- Cool Grey (AMP-002)
- Red Grey (S12)
- Beige Grey (AMP-006)
- Bright Brown Grey (AMP-021)
- Bright Warm Grey (015)
- Bright Neutral Grey (045)
- Heavy Warm White (S18)
- Bold Titanium White (001)
- Heavy Titanium White (S21)
- Satin Black (S39)
- Coal Black (002)
Washes
Fluorescents
Transparents
Metallics
1-Step
- Blue (500)
- Royal Purple (501)
- Crimson (502)
- Dark Blue Black (503)
- Warm Yellow (504)
- Dark Green (505)
- Shadow Flesh (506)
- Graphite Green (507)
- Graphite Grey (508)
- Dark Green Brown (509)
- Warm Brown (510)
- Orange (511)
- Rust (512)
- Scarlet Red (513)
- Olive Yellow (514)
- Dark Purple (515)
- Dark Brown (516)
- Dark Green Blue (517)
- Bright Slate Grey (518)
- Yellow Green (519)
- Deep Blue (520)
- Bronze Yellow (521)
- Dark Turquoise (522)
- Black (523)
Expert Acrylics
- Titanium White (E001)
- Carbon Black (E002)
- Pyrrole Red (E003)
- Permanent Green Light (E004)
- Prussian Blue (E005)
- Pyrrole Orange (E006)
- Burnt Umber (E007)
- Dioxazine Violet (E008)
- Sap Green (E009)
- Burnt Sienna (E010)
- Nickel Azo Yellow (E011)
- Sepia (E012)
- Payne’s Grey (E013)
- Primary Cyan (E014)
- Primary Magenta (E015)
- Primary Yellow (E016)
- Chrome Oxide Green (E017)
- Red Oxide Tint (E018)
- Phthalo Turquoise Light (E019)
- Quinacridone Magenta (E020)
- Arylide Yellow Deep (E021)
- Alizarin Crimson Hue (E022)