Occultist Cloak is genuinely hard to match: no other brand has a same-finish equivalent close enough to swap, and the nearest color anywhere, AK Interactive Smoke Black at 60 percent, is a different finish. Color-wise this is a muted, very dark blue leaning cool. It builds a smooth gradient with Grim Black underneath and Tyrian Navy on the highlights, all in the The Army Painter line. If you need this exact color, buy the pot, since no other line reproduces it in the same finish.
Occultist Cloak equivalents in other ranges
This is one of the colors that keeps The Army Painter pots in painters' cases. Across the mapped brands, nothing qualifies as a real equivalent.
Even the nearest color, AK Interactive Smoke Black, dries slightly warmer and more muted than Occultist Cloak, so any substitute will change how the scheme reads.
How to read the score
90+Close
80sUsable
<70Mix
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About this color
Color profile
Highlight and shade ladder
Match difficulty
Found in 0 other brands with a same-finish match.
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Frequently asked
What is the closest equivalent to The Army Painter Occultist Cloak?
The closest same-finish match is AK Interactive Smoke Black at 60% color similarity.
Is Occultist Cloak a one-coat paint?
Occultist Cloak 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 Occultist Cloak with?
Highlight Occultist Cloak toward Tyrian Navy and shade it down into Grim Black, both The Army Painter paints in the same finish family.