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Make a free guideLooking for a Flesh Wash equivalent? Below are the closest cross-brand color matches to Flesh Wash (Reaper MSP) in Army Painter Fanatic, Citadel Colour, Army Painter Speedpaint, AK Interactive 3rd Gen, Vallejo Weathering Effects, Monument Pro Acryl, AK Interactive Artist Dense Acrylic, Vallejo Model Color, Vallejo Xpress Color, Army Painter Warpaints, Vallejo Game Color, Vallejo Model Wash, Vallejo Hobby Spray, Vallejo Metal Color, Vallejo Game Color Effects, Scale75 Scalecolor, AK Interactive Diorama Series, Army Painter Colour Primer, Army Painter Quickshade, Vallejo Diorama FX, 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 Flesh 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 2Blackened BrownReaper MSPGreat match
- Shade 1Dirty RedAK Interactive 3rd GenGreat match
- BaseFlesh WashReaper MSP
- Highlight 1Jasper SkinArmy Painter FanaticGreat match
- Highlight 2Pale PinkMonument Pro AcrylGreat 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.