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Make a free guideLooking for a Flesh Wash equivalent? Below are the closest cross-brand color matches to Flesh Wash (Vallejo Model Wash) in Citadel Colour, Vallejo Game Color, Reaper MSP, Vallejo Xpress Color, AK Interactive Diorama Series, AK Interactive Artist Dense Acrylic, Army Painter Fanatic, Vallejo Weathering Effects, AK Interactive 3rd Gen, Army Painter Speedpaint, Scale75 Scalecolor, Vallejo Game Color Effects, Vallejo Model Color, Vallejo Metal Color, Army Painter Warpaints, Vallejo Diorama FX, Army Painter Quickshade, Vallejo Hobby Spray, Monument Pro Acryl, 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 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 2Walnut BrownReaper MSPGreat match
- Shade 1Brown InkReaper MSPGreat match
- BaseFlesh WashVallejo Model Wash
- Highlight 1Paratrooper TanArmy Painter FanaticGreat match
- Highlight 2Urban BuffArmy 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.