What is the difference between Chocolate (Chipping) and Dryad Bark?

ΔE 12 (fair). Dryad Bark is a little lighter, more muted. Swatch colours are estimates.

Chocolate (Chipping) vs Dryad Bark

Chocolate (Chipping)

Brand: AK Interactive
Range: 3rd Gen Intense
Code: AK11113
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #291809 (estimate)

Dryad Bark

Brand: Citadel / Warhammer
Range: Colour: Base
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #2a2a22 (estimate)

How close are they?

ΔE 12.5, fair: the same colour family, but not a straight swap. Dryad Bark is a little lighter, more muted than Chocolate (Chipping).

Can I use Dryad Bark instead of Chocolate (Chipping)?

Only where an exact match doesn’t matter, such as a new unit or a highlight. Fair match (ΔE 12). Dryad Bark is a little lighter, more muted than Chocolate (Chipping).

Can I use Chocolate (Chipping) instead of Dryad Bark?

The same difference applies the other way round: Chocolate (Chipping) is a little darker, more saturated.

ΔE is the colour difference between our two swatch estimates: under about 6 is close, over about 15 is loose. Real paints also differ in finish, coverage and how they thin, so test before you commit.

See Chocolate (Chipping) on the colour wheel See Dryad Bark on the colour wheel

Other Citadel paints close to Chocolate (Chipping)

Chocolate (Chipping) vs Rhinox HideColour: Base · ΔE 13, fair
Chocolate (Chipping) vs Abaddon BlackColour: Base · ΔE 14, fair
Chocolate (Chipping) vs Abaddon BlackColour: Air · ΔE 14, fair

Other AK Interactive paints close to Dryad Bark

Dryad Bark vs Tenebrous Grey (AK11026)3rd Gen Standard · ΔE 2, very close · closer than Chocolate (Chipping)
Dryad Bark vs Smoke Black (AK11028)3rd Gen Standard · ΔE 3, very close · closer than Chocolate (Chipping)
Dryad Bark vs LAF Green (AK11357)3rd Gen AFV Series · ΔE 4, very close · closer than Chocolate (Chipping)

All matches: Chocolate (Chipping) equivalents · Dryad Bark equivalents