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Make a free guideLooking for a Polished Bone equivalent? Below are the closest cross-brand color matches to Polished Bone (Reaper MSP) in Army Painter Fanatic, Vallejo Game Color, Vallejo Model Color, Citadel Colour, Vallejo Xpress Color, Vallejo Game Color Effects, Vallejo Diorama FX, Scale75 Scalecolor, AK Interactive 3rd Gen, Army Painter Colour Primer, AK Interactive Artist Dense Acrylic, Army Painter Speedpaint, Monument Pro Acryl, Vallejo Hobby Spray, AK Interactive Diorama Series, Vallejo Weathering Effects, Vallejo Metal Color, Army Painter Warpaints, Army Painter Quickshade, 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 Polished Bone, 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 2Zandri DustCitadel ColourGreat match
- Shade 1Graveyard BoneReaper MSPGreat match
- BasePolished BoneReaper MSP
- Highlight 1Off-WhiteVallejo Game ColorGreat match
- Highlight 2Pearl SkinArmy Painter FanaticGreat 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.