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Make a free guideLooking for a Black Wash equivalent? Below are the closest cross-brand color matches to Black Wash (Reaper MSP) in Vallejo Model Color, Vallejo Game Color, Scale75 Scalecolor, AK Interactive Diorama Series, Monument Pro Acryl, Army Painter Speedpaint, AK Interactive 3rd Gen, Citadel Colour, Vallejo Metal Color, Army Painter Fanatic, Vallejo Hobby Spray, Vallejo Xpress Color, Vallejo Diorama FX, Vallejo Weathering Effects, Vallejo Model Wash, Army Painter Warpaints, Army Painter Quickshade, AK Interactive Artist Dense Acrylic, 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 Black 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 1Dark Blue ToneArmy Painter FanaticGreat match
- BaseBlack WashReaper MSP
- Highlight 1Grey-BlueAK Interactive 3rd GenGreat match
- Highlight 2Stonewall GreyVallejo Game ColorGreat 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.