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Make a free guideLooking for a Dark Tone Wash equivalent? Below are the closest cross-brand color matches to Dark Tone Wash (Army Painter Warpaints) in Army Painter Fanatic, Vallejo Weathering Effects, Vallejo Model Color, AK Interactive Artist Dense Acrylic, AK Interactive 3rd Gen, Vallejo Model Wash, Army Painter Quickshade, Vallejo Diorama FX, Citadel Colour, AK Interactive Diorama Series, Monument Pro Acryl, Scale75 Scalecolor, Reaper MSP, Vallejo Game Color, Army Painter Speedpaint, Vallejo Xpress Color, Vallejo Metal Color, Vallejo Hobby Spray, Army Painter Colour Primer, Vallejo Game Color Effects, ranked by CIE76 deltaE color distance. Use them as substitutes, or generate a painting guide from the paints you actually own and let PaintGuide handle the matching and mixing for you.
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Shade & highlight partners
Suggested shadow and highlight colors for Dark Tone Wash, picked from the full catalog by color science — not paints you own. Shadows stay richer when they lean cool; pure black just flattens them. Highlights read best warmer and a touch softer than the base; pure white bleaches them out.
- Shade 2Dark Prussian BlueAK Interactive 3rd GenGreat match
- Shade 1Mahogany BrownReaper MSPGreat match
- BaseDark Tone WashArmy Painter Warpaints
- Highlight 1Bootstrap BrownArmy Painter FanaticGreat match
- Highlight 2Warplock BronzeCitadel ColourGreat match
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Make a free guide with your paintsMatches are computed by converting each paint's color to CIELAB and measuring CIE76 deltaE distance. A “great match” (deltaE < 3) is very close to the eye; a “close match” is a usable substitute. Finish, opacity, and coverage still differ between brands, so test on primer when it matters.