Dark Angels Colour Scheme Generator
A full Dark Angels paint scheme, generated and ready to test: the armour ramp from basecoat to edge highlight plus metals, skin, lenses and basing — every colour matched to real paints from Citadel, Vallejo, Army Painter and 35+ more ranges, with live prices. Use it as a planner, tweak any colour, or take it into the full generator.
How the scheme reads on a model
Armour — base to highlight
Additional details
Base coat
Lay the foundation colour down over primer, slightly darker than the final tone.
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Shade
Wash the recesses to add depth and separate the details.
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Layer
Rebuild the main colour on the raised areas, leaving the shade in the cracks.
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Highlight
Pick out the upper edges and surfaces that catch the light.
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Edge highlight
Sharpen only the sharpest edges for a crisp, finished look.
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Details & accent colours
Everything else on the model - metals, skin, leather, lenses, basing and this faction's signature accents.
Metal — trim
Aquilas, rims and ornament. Basecoat gold, wash with a brown shade, then edge a brighter gold.
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Metal — weapons
Bolters, blades and casings. Dark gunmetal, washed black, edged with bright steel.
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Leather & pouches
Straps, holsters and bare wood. Mid brown, shaded, then drybrushed a lighter tan.
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Skin & flesh
Faces and hands. Basecoat, a flesh wash into the recesses, then build the highlights back up.
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Eyes & lenses
Lenses, eyes and energy. A bright spot colour that pops against the armour - dot it on and add a white glint.
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Basing — earth
Groundwork. Earth basecoat, drybrushed bone, finished with your choice of grass, sand or snow.
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Caliban green panels
Deep forest green on select plates and tilting shields - it should whisper from the recesses, never fight the black.
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Bone-white honour plate
A single bone plate marks a warrior who took a mortal wound meant for another. One plate, not a set.
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Red heraldry
Wings, robes and Order markings - no two Dark Angels share heraldry, so vary it across the squad.
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Your paints
Tick off what's already on your shelf — whatever's left is your shopping list.
13 paints in this scheme
Price this recipe
13 paintsfree UK delivery over £20
- Corvus Black£2.34
- Black Wash£4.82
- Onyx Skin£2.88
- Basalt Grey£2.36
- Bestigor Flesh£2.34
- Ancient Stone£2.88
- Mephiston Red£2.34
- not stocked: Ki-Rin Gold, Iron Wolf, Owlbear Brown, Scarlet, Graveyard Earth, Evergreen
postage per seller
- Corvus BlackModel Workshop£2.54
- Onyx SkinLoaded Dice£2.97
- Basalt GreyModel Workshop£2.66
- Bestigor FleshLoaded Dice£2.67
- ScarletLoaded Dice£2.19
- Ancient StoneLoaded Dice£2.97
- not stocked: Black Wash, Ki-Rin Gold, Iron Wolf, Owlbear Brown, Graveyard Earth, Evergreen, Mephiston Red
prices shown on Amazon at checkout
Add 3 to Amazon basket- Corvus Blacksee price
- Black Washsee price
- Bestigor Fleshsee price
- not stocked: Onyx Skin, Basalt Grey, Ki-Rin Gold, Iron Wolf, Owlbear Brown, Scarlet, Graveyard Earth, Evergreen, Ancient Stone, Mephiston Red
totals excl. delivery · affiliate links
Corvus Black
Citadel (Warhammer Paints)
No price tracked yetBlack Wash
Monument
No price tracked yetOnyx Skin
Army Painter
No price tracked yetBasalt Grey
Vallejo
No price tracked yetKi-Rin Gold
Army Painter
no UK priceIron Wolf
Army Painter
no UK priceOwlbear Brown
Army Painter
no UK priceBestigor Flesh
Citadel (Warhammer Paints)
No price tracked yetScarlet
Vallejo
No price tracked yetGraveyard Earth
Citadel (Warhammer Paints)
no UK priceEvergreen
Vallejo
no UK priceAncient Stone
Army Painter
No price tracked yetMephiston Red
Citadel (Warhammer Paints)
No price tracked yet