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Make a free guideLooking for a Dark Wood equivalent? Below are the closest cross-brand color matches to Dark Wood (Army Painter Speedpaint) in Vallejo Game Color, Reaper MSP, Vallejo Model Wash, AK Interactive 3rd Gen, Vallejo Model Color, Army Painter Fanatic, Vallejo Hobby Spray, AK Interactive Artist Dense Acrylic, Army Painter Colour Primer, Citadel Colour, Vallejo Weathering Effects, Vallejo Xpress Color, Scale75 Scalecolor, Monument Pro Acryl, Army Painter Warpaints, AK Interactive Diorama Series, Vallejo Diorama FX, Army Painter Quickshade, Vallejo Game Color Effects, Vallejo Metal Color, 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 Dark Wood, 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 Prussian BlueAK Interactive 3rd GenGreat match
- Shade 1Dark Red ToneArmy Painter FanaticGreat match
- BaseDark WoodArmy Painter Speedpaint
- Highlight 1Light UmberMonument Pro AcrylGreat match
- Highlight 2Warplock BronzeCitadel ColourGreat 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.