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Make a free guideLooking for a Light Tone Wash equivalent? Below are the closest cross-brand color matches to Light Tone Wash (Army Painter Warpaints) in Citadel Colour, Army Painter Fanatic, Reaper MSP, Vallejo Xpress Color, Vallejo Model Color, Vallejo Hobby Spray, Army Painter Quickshade, AK Interactive 3rd Gen, Vallejo Game Color, AK Interactive Diorama Series, Army Painter Speedpaint, Scale75 Scalecolor, Vallejo Game Color Effects, Vallejo Diorama FX, Vallejo Weathering Effects, Vallejo Metal Color, Army Painter Colour Primer, Monument Pro Acryl, AK Interactive Artist Dense Acrylic, Vallejo Model Wash, 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 Light 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 2Tarnished BrassReaper MSPGreat match
- Shade 1Glittering LootArmy Painter SpeedpaintGreat match
- BaseLight Tone WashArmy Painter Warpaints
- Highlight 1Dorado SkinArmy Painter FanaticGreat match
- Highlight 2Castellax 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.