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Dark Wood

DecoTime Earth & Skin warm
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DecoTime 119 Dark Wood is a near-black orange alcohol marker in the Earth & Skin family. It sits in the deepest shadow range, making it well-suited for deep shadows, outlines, night scenes. Warm undertones suit skin work, earth tones, and warm-light scenes.

Earth & Skin family Warm temperature 13% lightness
Deep shadowsOutlinesNight scenesDark backgroundsCrisp linework
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Marker Facts

Marker Name
Dark Wood
Color Family
Earth & Skin
Temperature
Warm
Lightness (HSL)
13%
Saturation (HSL)
50%
Palettes Using This Marker
0

Suggested Blend Ladder

Computed lighter and darker shades from the displayed swatches. Test them on your paper before blending.

Shadow Side
120
Black Perceptual L21%
Current Marker
119
Dark Wood Perceptual L26%
Highlight Side
WG9
Warm Grey 9 Perceptual L32%
CG9
Cool Grey 9 Perceptual L37%

Works Well With

Highlights
255
Warm Cacao
+12 lightness
98
Chestnut Brown
+16 lightness
100
Walnut
+17 lightness
110
Ash Brunette
+17 lightness
Analogous Colors
95
Burnt Siena
15° hue shift
255
Warm Cacao
15° hue shift
277
Peach Candy
15° hue shift
14
Vermilion
16° hue shift
Complementary Accent

Opposite on the color wheel. Useful for contrast, focal points, and making warm colors stand out.

64
Indian Blue
opposite hue
67
Pastel Blue
opposite hue
76
Sky Blue
opposite hue
77
Pale Blue
opposite hue

Compatible Palettes

Curated palettes where 119 fits the color story by mood and hue.

☄ Comet Trail
Ice blue front and amber dust tail — visiting once and leaving something in the atmosphere you can't explain.
Celestial
✨ Milky Way Core
Dense violet fog lit from inside — the arm of the galaxy you live in, seen from your own backyard.
Celestial
🪻 Victorian Mourning
Black crepe, burgundy wax seal, antique gold mourning brooch — grief that knows how to dress.
Gothic
🐦‍⬛ Raven's Library
Dark oak shelves, brass lamp, books that haven't been opened in eighty years and prefer it that way.
Gothic
✨ Deep Ebony
Very deep cool-warm brown — shadows pull toward indigo, highlights lift to burnished gold.
Skin Tones
🕳 Black Hole Halo
Absolute dark ringed in burning amber — the one photo everyone waited for.
Celestial
🌑 Rich Umber
The deepest warm brown — gold catching the brow, the cheek, the jaw.
Skin Tones
🚗 Night Drive
Dashboard amber on your hands at 2 a.m.; everything past the windshield is one long blue tunnel.
Cinematic

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