Vallejo Xpress Color — Complete Colour Guide for Miniature Painters
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Vallejo Xpress Color
Complete colour listing · One-coat contrast-style acrylics for fast miniature painting
Single-coat painting for miniatures
Vallejo Xpress Color is a one-coat paint system designed for fast, high-quality miniature painting. Like Citadel Contrast, the formula uses a special medium that pulls pigment off raised surfaces and into recesses, creating automatic highlights and shadow depth in a single pass over a white or grey primed surface.
The range launched in two waves — the original 24 colours focused on the fantasy palette (reds, purples, blues, greens), while the 36-colour expansion added a full historical range covering skin tones, khakis, browns, and military greens. An “Intense” sub-line of 8 highly-pigmented colours rounds out the range for the deepest saturated tones. All 60 colours are water-based acrylic and intermixable with the full Vallejo Game Color range.
The Citadel Contrast column shows the closest equivalent from Games Workshop’s Contrast range — useful if you’re converting a recipe or deciding between the two systems.
Format 18 ml dropper bottle
Medium Water-based acrylic
Application Brush over white/grey primer
Colours 60
Vallejo Xpress Color — Full Colour List
All 60 colours including the Intense sub-range. Citadel Contrast equivalents shown where available.
Jump to colour family:
| SKU | Colour | Citadel Contrast | Application |
|---|---|---|---|
| Whites & Creams↑ colour selection | |||
| VLJ72401 | Templar White | Apothecary White | Single-coat bright white for White Scars, Tau Sept white armour, Necron panels, and any white-scheme army. Apply over grey primer for shaded white result. |
| VLJ72449 | Mummy White | Baneblade Brown | Single-coat off-white for Ossiarch Bonereapers, undead armies, Tomb Kings bone armour, and aged linen wrappings on mummy figures. |
| VLJ72448 | Xpress Medium | Contrast Medium | Mixing medium that converts any standard Vallejo acrylic into an Xpress-style single-coat formula. Allows custom colour speedpainting from your existing paint range. |
| Skin Tones↑ colour selection | |||
| VLJ72402 | Dwarf Skin | Guilliman Flesh | Single-coat warm skin tone for Duardin Fyreslayers, Kharadron Overlords crew, and any stocky or sun-weathered human figures. |
| VLJ72457 | Fairy Skin | — | Single-coat very pale skin for High Elves, Lumineth Realm-lords, Daughters of Khaine, and any ethereal or fey-toned female figures. |
| VLJ72458 | Demonic Skin | Fyreslayer Flesh | Single-coat warm tanned skin for Chaos Mortals, Bloodbound warriors, sun-scorched human fighters, and Stormcast mortal followers. |
| VLJ72471 | Tanned Skin | Fyreslayer Flesh | Single-coat warm tanned skin for human fighters, Chaos Marauders, Fyreslayer mortal followers, and any sun-tanned figure batch painting. |
| VLJ72452 | Rotten Flesh | Plaguebearer Flesh | Single-coat pale diseased flesh for Death Guard, Nurgle Plaguebearers, Flesh-Eater Courts ghouls, and zombie skin tones. |
| VLJ72470 | Zombie Flesh | — | Single-coat pale undead skin for Flesh-Eater Courts ghouls, Nighthaunt wraiths, Soulblight zombies, and Death army skin tones. |
| Yellows & Oranges↑ colour selection | |||
| VLJ72403 | Imperial Yellow | Imperial Fist | Single-coat yellow for Imperial Fists Space Marines, Bad Moons Ork checks, and Stormcast Eternals golden armour base. Apply over white primer. |
| VLJ72404 | Nuclear Yellow | Iyanden Yellow | Single-coat vivid yellow for Ork Bad Moons, bright warning markings, and toxic yellow OSL effects on any Warhammer army. |
| VLJ72453 | Military Yellow | Iyanden Yellow | Single-coat military yellow for Imperial Fists MKIII armour, Astra Militarum desert vehicle markings, and WWII-themed vehicle batch painting. |
| VLJ72454 | Desert Ochre | Aggaros Dunes | Single-coat desert ochre for Astra Militarum desert vehicles, Tomb Kings stone armour, and sandy arid terrain and basing. |
| VLJ72477 | Intense: Dreadnought Yellow | Bad Moon Yellow | High-pigment intense yellow for Imperial Fists, Bad Moons Orks, and any yellow scheme requiring maximum saturation in a single coat. |
| VLJ72405 | Martian Orange | Gryph-Hound Orange | Single-coat orange for Fyreslayer skin and hair, fire effects base coat, Chaos Khorne flame motifs, and orange-accented armies. |
| VLJ72455 | Chameleon Orange | Gryph-Hound Orange | Single-coat vivid orange for Fyreslayer berserkers, fire daemon skin, and bright orange Chaos or Destruction army accent tones. |
| VLJ72478 | Intense: Phoenix Orange | Magmadroth Flame | High-pigment intense orange for Fyreslayers, Tzeentch flame accents, and fire effects requiring vivid saturated colour in a single application. |
| Reds & Pinks↑ colour selection | |||
| VLJ72406 | Plasma Red | Blood Angels Red | Single-coat bright red for Blood Angels, Khorne Berzerkers, World Eaters, and any red Chaos armour. Apply over grey primer for rich red result. |
| VLJ72407 | Velvet Red | Flesh Tearers Red | Single-coat deep velvet red for Khorne daemons, dark red robes, Blood Tithe markers, and rich red fabric on any Chaos army. |
| VLJ72479 | Intense: Seraph Red | — | High-pigment intense red for Blood Angels, Khorne Berzerkers, and World Eaters requiring maximum red saturation in a single coat. |
| VLJ72459 | Fluid Pink | — | Single-coat vivid pink for Slaanesh Daemonettes, Pink Horrors, Emperor’s Children accent colours, and any brightly-toned Chaos pink scheme. |
| VLJ72460 | Twilight Rose | Magos Purple | Single-coat dusky rose for Slaanesh daemons, Daughters of Khaine skin shadows, and warm pink-purple accent tones on any fantasy army. |
| VLJ72408 | Cardinal Purple | Doomfire Magenta | Single-coat purple for Slaanesh daemons, Emperor’s Children, Druchii Dark Elf armour, and Night Lords Chapter base coat. |
| Purples↑ colour selection | |||
| VLJ72409 | Deep Purple | Sigvald Burgundy | Single-coat dark purple for Druchii Dark Eldar, Night Lords deep shadow, and dark purple Chaos Undivided schemes. |
| VLJ72410 | Gloomy Violet | Luxion Purple | Single-coat grey-violet for aged stone, undead shadows, Nighthaunt robes, and dark violet-tinted armour on Slaanesh or Tzeentch subjects. |
| VLJ72456 | Wicked Purple | Dreadful Visage | Single-coat mid purple for Slaanesh mortal warbands, Emperor’s Children trim, and Druchii Dark Elf secondary colour schemes. |
| VLJ72461 | Vampiric Purple | Leviathan Purple | Single-coat dark vampiric purple for Soulblight Gravelords, Druchii Dark Elves, Night Lords, and dark undead purple schemes. |
| Blues↑ colour selection | |||
| VLJ72411 | Mystic Blue | Talassar Blue | Single-coat medium blue for Ultramarines Space Marines, Idoneth Deepkin armour, and Thousand Sons blue base coat. |
| VLJ72412 | Storm Blue | Ultramarines Blue | Single-coat dark storm blue for Stormcast Eternals Sacrosanct, Idoneth Deepkin deep tones, and blue-grey armour schemes. |
| VLJ72413 | Omega Blue | Celestium Blue | Single-coat deep navy blue for Ultramarines, Space Marine Chapters with dark blue armour, and Night Lords base coat. Apply over grey primer for a rich deep blue result. |
| VLJ72464 | Wagram Blue | — | Single-coat Napoleonic uniform blue for Empire State Troops, historical French infantry, and any rich mid-blue regimental uniform batch painting. |
| VLJ72480 | Intense: Legacy Blue | Celestium Blue | High-pigment intense blue for Ultramarines, Thousand Sons, and any deep blue Space Marine Chapter requiring strong colour saturation in one coat. |
| VLJ72481 | Intense: Heretic Turquoise | Tesseract Glow | High-pigment intense turquoise for Tzeentch daemons, Seraphon scales, and vivid teal schemes requiring deep saturated colour in a single coat. |
| Greens↑ colour selection | |||
| VLJ72414 | Caribbean Turquoise | Akhelian Green | Single-coat teal for Seraphon Lizardmen scales, Idoneth Deepkin spectral effects, and Thousand Sons teal accent panels. |
| VLJ72415 | Orc Skin | Mantis Warriors Green | Single-coat Ork/Orc skin green. Batch-paint entire Greenskin armies quickly — apply over white primer for instant shaded green skin result. |
| VLJ72416 | Troll Green | Warp Lightning | Single-coat bright Troll/Troggoth green for Gloomspite Gitz Troggoths, Ork skin highlights, and vivid greenskin accent tones. |
| VLJ72417 | Snake Green | Aeldari Emerald | Single-coat vivid reptile green for Seraphon scales, Skaven Plague Monks robes, and any bright exotic green scheme. |
| VLJ72418 | Lizard Green | Dark Angels Green | Single-coat mid green for Seraphon Saurus Warriors, Death Guard armour, and forest-themed Warhammer armies. |
| VLJ72465 | Forest Green | Ork Flesh | Single-coat deep forest green for Sylvaneth bark, Dark Angels robes, Wanderers cloaks, and forest-themed Warhammer armies. |
| VLJ72466 | Armor Green | Mantis Warriors Green | Single-coat military armour green for Cadian Shock Troops armour, Astra Militarum vehicles, and WWII-era military green batch painting. |
| VLJ72467 | Camouflage Green | Militarum Green | Single-coat mid camouflage green for Astra Militarum fatigues, Death Guard armour mid-tone, and multi-tone military green schemes. |
| VLJ72468 | Commando Green | Militarum Green | Single-coat dark commando green for special forces Astra Militarum, Catachan Jungle Fighters, and dark jungle camouflage schemes. |
| VLJ72482 | Intense: Monastic Green | Aeldari Emerald | High-pigment intense green for Dark Angels, Death Guard, and any green army requiring maximum colour depth and saturation in a single application. |
| Browns & Earths↑ colour selection | |||
| VLJ72450 | Bag of Bones | Skeleton Horde | Single-coat mid bone for skeleton undead, Necron bleached bone panels, and any bony or ossified surface across Death and Order armies. |
| VLJ72451 | Khaki Drill | Skeleton Horde | Single-coat khaki for Astra Militarum desert fatigues, Tallarn Desert Raiders, British colonial uniform tones, and sandy desert basing. |
| VLJ72420 | Wasteland Brown | Snakebite Leather | Single-coat warm earth brown for Beastmen fur, organic basing, leather equipment, and any earthy brown batch painting application. |
| VLJ72421 | Copper Brown | Gore-Grunta Fur | Single-coat warm copper-brown for Chaos Dwarf armour, aged bronze fittings, and warm metallic-toned figures on any Warhammer army. |
| VLJ72472 | Mahogany | — | Single-coat dark mahogany brown for wooden weapon hafts, Beastmen dark fur, Chaos leather armour, and deep brown detail work. |
| VLJ72473 | Battledress Brown | — | Single-coat WWII battledress brown for British Commonwealth infantry uniforms, historical campaign figures, and any warm brown army batch painting. |
| VLJ72474 | Willow Bark | Wyldwood | Single-coat dark bark brown for Sylvaneth tree spirits, Wanderer cloaks, and any aged dark wood or bark surface in Warhammer dioramas. |
| VLJ72475 | Muddy Ground | Cygor Brown | Single-coat mud brown for basing, Nurgle swamp effects, Rotbringer armour grime, and any heavily weathered or mud-covered model surface. |
| Greys & Black↑ colour selection | |||
| VLJ72422 | Space Grey | Nighthaunt Gloom | Single-coat mid grey for Grey Knights power armour, Adeptus Mechanicus robes, Stormcast Eternals, and urban terrain batch painting. |
| VLJ72462 | Starship Steel | Gryph-Charger Grey | Single-coat metallic grey for Space Marine power armour (Grey Knights, Iron Hands), Necron metallics, and sci-fi vehicle steel panels. |
| VLJ72469 | Landser Grey | Nighthaunt Gloom | Single-coat WWII German field grey for historical German infantry uniforms, Wehrmacht vehicle crews, and Chaos Undivided grey armour schemes. |
| VLJ72463 | Iceberg Grey | — | Single-coat cool pale grey for Space Wolves highlights, Stormcast Eternals Sacrosanct pale armour, and frost or ice-themed basing. |
| VLJ72483 | Intense: Viking Grey | Nighthaunt Gloom | High-pigment intense grey for Space Wolves, Grey Knights, and any grey armour scheme requiring strong, well-shaded grey results in one coat. |
| VLJ72419 | Plague Green | Militarum Green | Single-coat Nurgle green for Death Guard plague marines, Nurgle Plaguebearers, and Ork skin alternate tones. |
| VLJ72476 | Greasy Black | Ratling Grime | Single-coat dark greasy black for Black Legion armour, oiled machinery, engine grime, and any deeply weathered black surface in single-coat application. |
| VLJ72484 | Intense: Hospitallier Black | Black Templar | High-pigment intense black for Black Legion, Raven Guard, and any black-armoured army requiring deep, well-shaded black results in a single coat. |
| VLJ72423 | Black Lotus | Black Templar | Single-coat dark near-black for Black Legion, Night Lords, any dark armoured Chaos army, and deep shadow base coat. Apply over dark grey primer. |
One coat, full range
Xpress Color works alongside the full Vallejo Game Color range — use it for fast base coats and shading, then bring in Game Color for highlights, edge work, and details. Browse the complete Vallejo range or head directly to Xpress Color to check stock.
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