#EEEFEF
Army Painter

Quickshade Wash Mixing Medium

Warpaints Wash

shade
transparent
white

Color Information

HEX

#EEEFEF

RGB

238, 239, 239

LAB

94.4, -0.3, -0.1

Product Code

WP1474

Closest catalog-color match

Speedpaint Medium by Army Painter (ΔE 0.4)

purpose: wash vs contrast. ΔE 0.4 gives nearly equal catalog color values. Color-only comparison, not a functional substitute.

Quickshade Wash Mixing Medium catalog data

More from Army Painter

Quickshade Wash Mixing Medium by Army Painter (product code WP1474) is cataloged as shade, transparent, Warpaints Wash in the white color family.

Catalog color data: HEX #EEEFEF, RGB 238/239/239, and CIELAB 94.4/-0.3/-0.1. These values describe the listed digital color and can differ from dried paint under real-world lighting.

PaintAtlas lists 20 related catalog colors for this paint. ΔE measures the distance between the listed digital color values only; it does not describe opacity, finish behavior, or how the paint covers a surface. Cross-class matches, such as metallic against conventional paint, are shown as digital color only and are never presented as verified substitutes.

How PaintAtlas computes ΔE and catalog matches

How to choose a paint substitute

Cross-brand catalog colors

Digital color matches

ΔE compares the listed catalog color values only, not finish, opacity, or coverage.

Technical Color Analysis

Quickshade Wash Mixing Medium is a very light muted white with very light value (L*: 94.4). This neutral color has achromatic saturation (chroma: 0.4), making it excellent for highlights and focal points and great for realistic, weathered effects.

LightnessL* 94.4

Very Light

Temperatureneutral

neutral

SaturationC* 0.4

Achromatic

Near-white color ideal for extreme highlights, light effects, and maximum contrast points.

Balanced temperature that works harmoniously with both warm and cool palettes. Versatile for various applications.

Nearly colorless/grey. Perfect for desaturated subjects like stone, ash, or neutral fabrics.

Recommended Undercoats

White

Light transparent paints show best over bright primers

Layering & Paint Order Guide

Highlight Paint
90% confidence

Very light value perfect for edge highlights and brightest points

Suggested Layer Progression

Shadow
Base
Layer
Highlight

This paint works best as a highlight in your layering sequence.

Use Before (Shadows/Base)

Search for darker variants of this color family for shadow layers.

Layering Tips

  • Apply each layer to progressively smaller areas, leaving previous layers visible
  • Maintain consistent light direction across all layers
  • Thin paints for smoother transitions between layers