20% off RRPGetting Started with Space Marines: Warhammer 40,000 - 11th Edition - English
Ultramarines · 13 models · 4 kits
1× Captain with Relic Shield · 1× Librarian · 5× Intercessors · 5× Vanguard Veterans · 1× Land Speeder
Faction Colour Scheme Generator
Plan, test and tweak a full painting scheme - pick a faction or any colour and get the armour ramp plus metals, skin, leather, lenses, basing and each faction's signature accents (rust, gauss glow, warpflame…) - every colour matched to real paints from Citadel, Vallejo, Army Painter, Scale75 and a dozen more miniature ranges.
How the scheme reads on a model
Armour — base to highlight
Base coat
Shade
Layer
Highlight
Edge highlight
Secondary colour
Base coat
Shade
Highlight
Additional details
Trim
Weapons
Leather
Skin
Lenses
Basing
Squad markings
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The boxes we can price for this faction, cheapest first, and the paint sets that cover most of the recipe below. Pick a faction ↓
20% off RRP
Vallejo Model Color - American Colonial Set
16 paints
£38.39
£47.99-20%
+4
from £38.39· compare 3 shops· priced 3 Jul
Covers 7 of 12 colours in this scheme
Army Painter Warpaints Fanatic Mega Paint Set
50 paints
£143.99
£160.15-10%
+38
from £143.99· compare 3 shops· priced 13 Sep
Covers 6 of 12 colours in this scheme
Vallejo Model Color - Basic Colors USA Set
16 paints
£33.19
£47.99-31%
+4
from £33.19· compare 5 shops· priced 14 SepCovers 5 of 12 colours in this scheme
Covers 5 of 12 colours in this scheme
Covers 5 of 12 colours in this scheme
Vallejo Model Air - Basic Box Set
71 paints
£191.99
£239.99-20%
+59
from £191.99· compare 2 shops· priced 3 JulCovers 5 of 12 colours in this scheme
Colour
2nd colour
1
Base coat
Lay the foundation colour down over primer, slightly darker than the final tone.
★ Our pick for base coat
Exact Match
Night Lords Blue
Citadel (Warhammer Paints)
Exact Match
British Royal Blue Light
Foundry
No shop price tracked yet — the paint’s page has every seller we find.
Very Close
Very Close
Lapislazuli
Green Stuff World
2
Shade
Wash the recesses to add depth and separate the details.
★ Our pick for shade
Very Close
Indigo Blue Dip
Green Stuff World
Close
Close
Approximate
3
Layer
Rebuild the main colour on the raised areas, leaving the shade in the cracks.
Macragge Blue
Citadel (Warhammer Paints)
★ Our pick for layer
Exact Match
Marine Blue
Green Stuff World
Exact Match
Exact Match
Very Close
4
Highlight
Pick out the upper edges and surfaces that catch the light.
★ Our pick for highlight
Very Close
Very Close
Caledor Sky
Citadel (Warhammer Paints)
Very Close
Close
Rogue Hobbies Ultramarine
Monument
5
Edge highlight
Sharpen only the sharpest edges for a crisp, finished look.
★ Our pick for edge highlight
Very Close
Very Close
Very Close
Faded Ultramarine
Monument
Very Close
Secondary colour
The second armour colour - shoulder pads, helmets, cloth or halved schemes.
Base coat
Lay the foundation colour down over primer, slightly darker than the final tone.
★ Our pick for base coat
Exact Match
Very Close
Very Close
Close
Dark Beige
Green Stuff World
Shade
Wash the recesses to add depth and separate the details.
Skeleton Brown Dip
Green Stuff World
★ Our pick for shade
Very Close
Close
Close
Similar
Highlight
Pick out the upper edges and surfaces that catch the light.
UK Light Stone
Vallejo
★ Our pick for highlight
Very Close
Very CloseDiscontinued
Very Close
Close
Details & accent colours
Everything else on the model - metals, skin, leather, lenses, basing and this faction's signature accents.
Metal — trim
Aquilas, rims and ornament. Basecoat gold, wash with a brown shade, then edge a brighter gold.
★ Our pick for metal — trim
Close
Victorian Brass
Scale75
Close
Similar
Balthasar Gold
Citadel (Warhammer Paints)
Metal — weapons
Bolters, blades and casings. Dark gunmetal, washed black, edged with bright steel.
★ Our pick for metal — weapons
Similar
Close
Black Metal
Scale75
Similar
Similar
Leather & pouches
Straps, holsters and bare wood. Mid brown, shaded, then drybrushed a lighter tan.
★ Our pick for leather & pouches
Exact Match
Very Close
Very Close
Beasty Brown
Vallejo
Very Close
Skin & flesh
Faces and hands. Basecoat, a flesh wash into the recesses, then build the highlights back up.
Bestigor Flesh
Citadel (Warhammer Paints)
★ Our pick for skin & flesh
Very Close
Very Close
Elf Skin Tone
Vallejo
Very Close
Resurrection Flesh
Scale75
Very Close
Caucasian Skintone
Kimera Kolors
No shop price tracked yet — the paint’s page has every seller we find.
Eyes & lenses
Lenses, eyes and energy. A bright spot colour that pops against the armour - dot it on and add a white glint.
★ Our pick for eyes & lenses
Exact MatchDiscontinued
Leprous Brown
Citadel (Warhammer Paints)
No shop price tracked yet — the paint’s page has every seller we find.
Exact Match
Very Close
Arrakis Brown
Green Stuff World
Very Close
Basing — earth
Groundwork. Earth basecoat, drybrushed bone, finished with your choice of grass, sand or snow.
Discontinued
Graveyard Earth
Citadel (Warhammer Paints)
No shop price tracked yet — the paint’s page has every seller we find.
★ Our pick for basing — earth
Very Close
Gobi Brown
Scale75
Exact Match
German Splinter Brown Light
Foundry
No shop price tracked yet — the paint’s page has every seller we find.
Very Close
Very Close
Dark Beige
Green Stuff World
Squad markings
Gold trims and squad/company badges - the Ultramarines wear their heraldry proudly.
★ Our pick for squad markings
Exact Match
Very Close
Very Close
Close
Buy It as a Box
Paint sets that cover this recipe - a set is usually cheaper than buying pots one by one.
No price tracked yet
Covers 9 of 15 paints in this scheme (60%) — base coat, shade, layer, edge highlight and more.
Or cover 93% of the recipe with 2 boxes (£29.61 for 1 of the 2 — the rest are priced in dollars):
No price tracked yet
Warpaints Fanatic Metallics Paint Set
10 paints
£29.00
£32.90-12%
from £29.00· compare 6 shops· priced 14 Sep
Your paints
Tick off what's already on your shelf — whatever's left is your shopping list.
15 paints in this scheme
Price this recipe
15 paintsfree UK delivery over £20
- Imperial Navy£2.88
- Macragge Blue£2.34
- Skeleton Brown Dip£1.94
- Bestigor Flesh£2.34
- Yellow Ochre£2.36
- not stocked: Inktense Blue, Consul Blue, Transparent Marine, English Uniform, UK Light Stone, Ki-Rin Gold, Iron Wolf, Owlbear Brown, Graveyard Earth, Meteor Rock
postage per seller
- Imperial NavyMerlin's Miniatures£2.99
- Inktense BlueModel Workshop£3.60
- English UniformModels For Sale£2.64
- UK Light StoneModels For Sale£2.64
- Yellow OchreModels For Sale£2.64
- not stocked: Macragge Blue, Consul Blue, Transparent Marine, Skeleton Brown Dip, Ki-Rin Gold, Iron Wolf, Owlbear Brown, Bestigor Flesh, Graveyard Earth, Meteor Rock
prices shown on Amazon at checkout
Add 2 to Amazon basket- Macragge Bluesee price
- Bestigor Fleshsee price
- not stocked: Imperial Navy, Inktense Blue, Consul Blue, Transparent Marine, English Uniform, Skeleton Brown Dip, UK Light Stone, Ki-Rin Gold, Iron Wolf, Owlbear Brown, Yellow Ochre, Graveyard Earth, Meteor Rock
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Imperial Navy
Army Painter
£2.88at Wayland Games· priced 13 SepMacragge Blue
Citadel (Warhammer Paints)
£2.34at Wayland Games· priced 13 SepConsul Blue
Army Painter
No price tracked yetTransparent Marine
Warcolours
No price tracked yetEnglish Uniform
Vallejo
£2.64at Models For Sale · eBay· priced 14 SepUK Light Stone
Vallejo
£2.64at Models For Sale · eBay· priced 14 SepKi-Rin Gold
Army Painter
No price tracked yetIron Wolf
Army Painter
No price tracked yetOwlbear Brown
Army Painter
No price tracked yetBestigor Flesh
Citadel (Warhammer Paints)
£2.34at Wayland Games· priced 13 SepYellow Ochre
Vallejo
£2.36at Wayland Games· priced 13 SepGraveyard Earth
Citadel (Warhammer Paints)
No price tracked yetMeteor Rock
Army Painter
No price tracked yet
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