Wash Medium
The Army Painter · Warpaints Fanatic Wash
#B1B3B4 · L*72.8 a*-0.5 b*-0.8
The closest match to The Army Painter Wash Medium in every other range, nearest first.
The Army Painter Wash Medium is a light grey. 6 ranges carry a near-perfect stand-in for it, the closest being Reaper Aircraft Grey at ΔE 1.1. 6 of the 30 other ranges have nothing within ΔE 5, so a substitution from those will read as a different colour.
What the ΔE numbers below mean, and how close a match has to be
This is a wash, shade or ink range, and the list below ranks it on colour alone — which for a paint meant to be thinned into a recess is the least reliable thing about it. How to read these matches, and how to choose a wash substitute.
What is the closest equivalent to The Army Painter Wash Medium?
Reaper Aircraft Grey is the closest equivalent to The Army Painter Wash Medium in any other range, at ΔE 1.1 — a near-perfect substitute. Next nearest: Mig Stone Grey (ΔE 1.1) and Mr. Hobby Rough Silver (ΔE 1.2).
What is the Vallejo alternative to The Army Painter Wash Medium?
The nearest Vallejo paint is Chrome, ΔE 1.5 — a near-perfect substitute. The full The Army Painter to Vallejo conversion chart lists the rest.
Shop The Army Painter Wash Medium Shop Reaper Aircraft Grey Shop Reaper Master Series Paints Core Colors set
Wash Medium equivalent in Reaper
- A Aircraft Grey Master Series Paints Core Colors 9290 ΔE 1.1 · near-perfect
- A Honed Steel Master Series Paints Core Colors 9053 ΔE 1.3 · near-perfect
Wash Medium equivalent in Mig
- A Stone Grey Acrylics AMIG0075 ΔE 1.1 · near-perfect
- B Crystal Glass Acrylics AMIG0094 ΔE 3.5 · very close
Wash Medium equivalent in Mr. Hobby
- A Rough Silver Mr Metallic Color GX GX208 ΔE 1.2 · near-perfect
- C Aluminium Mr Metal Color 218 ΔE 4.3 · close
Wash Medium equivalent in AK Interactive
- A Aluminium Metallic (3rd Gen) AK11207 ΔE 1.5 · near-perfect
- A Matte Medium Auxiliary (3rd Gen) AK11234 ΔE 1.5 · near-perfect
Wash Medium equivalent in Vallejo
- A Chrome Metal Color 77.707 ΔE 1.5 · near-perfect
- A Aluminium Metal Color 77.701 ΔE 1.7 · near-perfect
Wash Medium equivalent in Turbo Dork
- A Silver Fox ΔE 2.0 · near-perfect
- D Tin Star ΔE 6.9 · similar
Wash Medium equivalent in Mission Models
- B Chrome MMC-001 ΔE 2.0 · very close
- B Silver MMM-006 ΔE 2.1 · very close
Wash Medium equivalent in Creature
- B Silver Monument Pro Acryl MPA-025 ΔE 2.2 · very close
- C Bright Neutral Grey Monument Pro Acryl MPA-045 ΔE 4.9 · close
Wash Medium equivalent in FolkArt
- B Cut Grass Acrylic Colors 2579 ΔE 2.4 · very close
- B Sky Mist Acrylic Colors 2596 ΔE 2.9 · very close
Wash Medium equivalent in Green Stuff World
- B Gunmetal Grey Metallic Colors ΔE 2.7 · very close
- D Skull Linen Dip Dipping Inks ΔE 5.9 · similar
Wash Medium equivalent in Tom Color
- B Ship Grey TC-0233 ΔE 2.9 · very close
- C Raf Light Aircraft Grey TC-0117 ΔE 3.8 · close
Wash Medium equivalent in Citadel
- B Fortress Grey Foundation (discontinued) ΔE 3.1 · very close
- B Nuln Oil Gloss Shade ΔE 3.2 · very close
Wash Medium in the remaining ranges
These ranges have nothing close. The nearest they offer is listed anyway.
| Range | Nearest paint | Distance | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Foundry | #BEBEBE | Leather & Metal Washes Light Paint System | ΔE 3.2 |
| Mr. Paint | #B7BDBD | Light Grey Mig 29 Smt Mr Paint | ΔE 3.3 |
| Golden | #BBB7B6 | N7 Neutral Gray Heavy Body | ΔE 3.4 |
| Revell | #BABFC2 | Aluminium Email Color - Metallic | ΔE 3.4 |
| Scale75 | #BBB7B4 | Miskatonic Grey Fantasy & Games Range | ΔE 3.6 |
| Arteza | #ACABB1 | Silver Acrylic Premium Paints | ΔE 4.0 |
| Warcolours | #A5A5A5 | Cool Grey 2 Layer paints | ΔE 4.0 |
| Apple Barrel | #BEC2C5 | Real Navy Gloss™ | ΔE 4.1 |
| Duncan | #A5A5A4 | Gloss Varnish Wave 3 | ΔE 4.2 |
| Tamiya | #ADB7C0 | Sky grey Acrylics Mini Flat | ΔE 4.6 |
| Monument | #ABAEA7 | Bright Neutral Grey Pro Acrylic Paints | ΔE 4.7 |
| Coat d'Arms | #AEB2BD | Enchanted Silver Fantasy Range | ΔE 4.9 |
| Liquitex | #9C9E9D | Iridescent Bright Silver Heavy Body Acrylix | ΔE 6.3 |
| Humbrol | #9BA2AA | Medium Sea Grey Aerosol Sprays - Satin | ΔE 6.3 |
| P3 | #B5BCB2 | Galvanized Steel Privateer Press Formula P3 | ΔE 6.8 |
| Italeri | #97A7B2 | Light Ghost Gray Acrylic Paint | ΔE 7.6 |
| Acrilex | #B3BEAE | Areia Lunar Paints | ΔE 9.8 |
| Kimera Kolors | #E4E4E4 | The White Pure Pigments | ΔE 12.1 |
Nearest colours inside The Army Painter
- A Silver Dragon D&D Nolzur's Marvelous Pigments ΔE 1.1 · near-perfect
- A Shining Silver Warpaints ΔE 1.8 · near-perfect
- B Ashen Stone Speedpaint Set 2.0 ΔE 2.6 · very close
- B Yeti White Warpaints Air ΔE 2.8 · very close
- B Shining Silver Warpaints Air ΔE 3.3 · very close
- B Company Grey Warpaints Fanatic ΔE 3.4 · very close
Choosing between these: how to pick a substitute that survives the model · what a colour value cannot tell you about a pot