Cross-brand swaps do not really exist for Oil Stains; the closest color anywhere, Monument Pro Acryl Brush-On Black at 76 percent, sits in a different finish class, so it is a reference not a substitute. Color-wise this is a muted, very dark black leaning neutral. If you need this exact color, buy the pot, since no other line reproduces it in the same finish.
Oil Stains 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, Monument Pro Acryl Brush-On Black, dries clearly darker than Oil Stains, so any substitute will change how the scheme reads.
How to read the score
90+Close
80sUsable
<70Mix
Monument Pro Acryl
Brush-On Black
Matte Black Primer
Dark Neutral Grey
Dark Silver
Carbon Black
Dark Warm Grey
Brown Grey
Dark Neutral Grey
Dark Jade
Blue Black
Dark Camo Green
Dark Emerald
Tamiya
AK Interactive
Smoke Black
Black
Rubber Black
Ral 7021 Dunkelgrau
Ijn Q1 Anti-Glare Blue-Black
Black Uniform Base
Dark Sea Blue
Wwi French Green 2
Anthracite Grey
Burnt Umber
Grim Brown
Humbrol
Citadel
Revell
Vallejo
Scale75
P3 Paints
Green Stuff World
Two Thin Coats
About this color
Color profile
Match difficulty
Found in 0 other brands with a same-finish match.
Where painters use it
Frequently asked
What is the closest equivalent to The Army Painter Oil Stains?
The closest same-finish match is Monument Pro Acryl Brush-On Black at 76% color similarity.
What color is Oil Stains?
Oil Stains is a very dark muted black with a neutral cast (hex #202020).