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