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Make a free guideLooking for a Bag of Bones equivalent? Below are the closest cross-brand color matches to Bag of Bones (Vallejo Xpress Color) in Reaper MSP, Vallejo Game Color, Vallejo Hobby Spray, Vallejo Diorama FX, AK Interactive Diorama Series, Vallejo Model Color, Citadel Colour, Army Painter Fanatic, AK Interactive 3rd Gen, Monument Pro Acryl, Army Painter Speedpaint, Scale75 Scalecolor, AK Interactive Artist Dense Acrylic, Army Painter Colour Primer, Army Painter Warpaints, Vallejo Game Color Effects, Vallejo Weathering Effects, Vallejo Metal Color, 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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Suggested shadow and highlight colors for Bag of Bones, 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 2Sherwood GreenScale75 ScalecolorGreat match
- Shade 1Zandri DustCitadel ColourGreat match
- BaseBag of BonesVallejo Xpress Color
- Highlight 1Castellax BronzeCitadel ColourGreat match
- Highlight 2Off-WhiteVallejo 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.