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Make a free guideLooking for a Darkwood Grain equivalent? Below are the closest cross-brand color matches to Darkwood Grain (Army Painter Fanatic) in Reaper MSP, Vallejo Model Wash, Monument Pro Acryl, Vallejo Model Color, AK Interactive 3rd Gen, Vallejo Hobby Spray, Vallejo Weathering Effects, Army Painter Speedpaint, Vallejo Game Color, AK Interactive Diorama Series, Vallejo Diorama FX, Citadel Colour, AK Interactive Artist Dense Acrylic, Vallejo Xpress Color, Army Painter Warpaints, Scale75 Scalecolor, Army Painter Colour Primer, Vallejo Metal Color, Army Painter Quickshade, Vallejo Game Color Effects, 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 Darkwood Grain, 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 2Dark ShadowReaper MSPGreat match
- Shade 1Hull RedAK Interactive 3rd GenGreat match
- BaseDarkwood GrainArmy Painter Fanatic
- Highlight 1Mocca SkinArmy Painter FanaticGreat match
- Highlight 2Weathered StoneReaper MSPGreat 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.