7944 Madagascar
An African Zebrawood laminate design. Overall color is black with grey and white bands of straight graining. Hints of red and green peek through.


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These 36 candidates are the closest Wilsonart records by RGB similarity in the PatternWize catalog.
An African Zebrawood laminate design. Overall color is black with grey and white bands of straight graining. Hints of red and green peek through.
Ebony Red Boomerang has a black ground with white and two shades of red boomerangs. This medium scale design was inspired by retro designs of the 50’s.
A straight grain oak laminate design in a dark chocolate coloration.
Small white particulates sparsely populated in a black background.
A reddish-brown mahogany laminate design. The rich red coloration is accented by the pronounced black graining with full cathedrals.
Ebony Recon is an oak woodgrain laminate design in black and brown tones with rift-cut grain movement.
Ebony Recon is an oak woodgrain thermally fused laminate design in black and brown tones with rift-cut grain movement.
City Metal is a large-scale dark abstract that gives the appearance of forged metal.
A straight grain oak laminate design in a dark chocolate coloration.
Webb Oak is an oak woodgrain thermally fused laminate design in brown tones with quarter-cut grain movement.
Straight Cut Oak Char is a grain that is straight and close, with flaking throughout. It has a black stain.
An African Zebrawood laminate design. Overall color is black with grey and white bands of straight graining. Hints of red and green peek through.
Smoked Steel is a large scale pattern with rich charcoal, black and browns throughout. This abstracted wood or distressed metal look is made by acid etching metal.
A thinly striped (impressionistic) faux wood laminate design. Alternating bands of chocolate brown, dark red, black and metallic bronze come together to create this fantasy wood look.
A small scale Granite laminate design particulate with various values of black, accented with white.
Walnut Char is a fine straight grain with linear waves throughout. It has a black stain.
Charred Maple is a large-scale blackened maple with beige undertones and distinct knots and cathedrals.
Mangrove is an exotic Seno Etimoe wood design with quarter sawn grain and slight contrast in the linear features. A dark, rich chocolate brown that leans black with a touch of golden undertones.
Mangrove is an exotic Seno Etimoe wood design with quarter sawn grain and slight contrast in the linear features. A dark, rich chocolate brown that leans black with a touch of golden undertones.
Midnight Tweedish is a small scale cheveron inspired by tweed fabric, in a tonal dark charcoal.
Aluminum in short-line brush, satin sheen, black in color.
Arden Park Marble is a large scale abstracted black marble with white veining found throughout the design. It was inspired by the Arden Park neighborhood.
Rift Walnut Char is an overall linear grain with a black stain.
A tropical wood laminate design in red-brown tones. Random mix of straight and cathedral grains with subtle planking.
A tropical wood laminate design in red-brown tones. Random mix of straight and cathedral grains with subtle planking.
A black background with grey and white accents.
Black Velvet is a jet black solid in TRACELESS™ by Wilsonart: A durable ultra-matte, ultra-luxe surface with lasting beauty, fingerprint resistance, and easy repairability.
Black Hills Oak is an earthy black with a mix of rift cut and quarter sawn grain and occasional subtle cathedrals and luxury rustic features.
Black Hills Oak is an earthy black with a mix of rift cut and quarter sawn grain and occasional subtle cathedrals and luxury rustic features.
Oak Char has strong cathedrals over a plain sliced open grain oak look with a black stain.
Smoky Velvet Elm has the unique and unmistakable cathedrals and straight grain features of an elm. The range of charcoal colors in this design pair beautifully with TRACELESS™ by Wilsonart: A durable ultra-matte, ultra-luxe surface with lasting beauty, fingerprint resistance, and easy repairability.
Cocoa Line is a rich deep brown wood pattern with black straight graining running through the small scaled design.
Cocoa Marquetry is a dark rich brown woodgrain that has been pieced together to make a geometric marquetry design. This large scale modern look is a coordinate to Cocoa Line.
Sombra is a Brazilian Arabescto dimensional marble with large scale movement in deep blacks and shadows of grey.
Estimator Notes
Use this list as a starting point when a spec calls for Formica 8243 Night Shadeand you need a Wilsonart candidate quickly. Color proximity is only one part of a substitution decision; finish texture, sheet size, substrate, performance requirements, sample approval, and current distributor availability still need review.