This one is hard to match, with nothing in another brand landing close in the same finish, the nearest being Seraphim Sepia from Citadel at 65 percent in a different finish class. Dark Wood sits in the brown family: very dark in tone, vivid in saturation, warm in cast. Highlight it toward Satchel Brown, the nearest lighter paint in the The Army Painter lane. For a true match, stick with the original; cross-brand substitutes will read as a different color.
Dark Wood equivalents in other ranges
We ran The Army Painter Dark Wood against every mapped catalog and came up empty: no brand makes a color close enough to call an equivalent.
Even the nearest color, Citadel Seraphim Sepia, dries clearly cooler and darker than Dark Wood, so any substitute will change how the scheme reads.
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What is the closest equivalent to The Army Painter Dark Wood?
The closest same-finish match is Citadel Seraphim Sepia at 65% color similarity.
Is Dark Wood a one-coat paint?
Dark Wood is a contrast paint, made to basecoat and shade in a single pass over a light primer. One coat drops color into the recesses and leaves the raised areas brighter; a second coat deepens the tone if you want it richer.
What do I highlight and shade Dark Wood with?
The next step up for highlighting Dark Wood is Satchel Brown in the The Army Painter range. Nothing sits directly below it in the same lane, so reach for a wash to shade.