What is the difference between Light Brown and Sylvaneth Bark?

ΔE 7 (close). Sylvaneth Bark is a little darker, warmer. Swatch colours are estimates.

Light Brown vs Sylvaneth Bark

Light Brown

Brand: AMMO by Mig
Range: Acrylic Colors for Figures
Code: AMMO.F-531
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #80694b (estimate)

Sylvaneth Bark

Brand: Citadel / Warhammer
Range: Colour: Dry
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #7a5a42 (estimate)

How close are they?

ΔE 7.3, close: similar, with a visible difference side by side. Sylvaneth Bark is a little darker, warmer than Light Brown.

Can I use Sylvaneth Bark instead of Light Brown?

Usually, if you are not matching paint already on the model. Close match (ΔE 7). Sylvaneth Bark is a little darker, warmer than Light Brown.

Can I use Light Brown instead of Sylvaneth Bark?

The same difference applies the other way round: Light Brown is a little lighter, cooler.

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 Light Brown on the colour wheel See Sylvaneth Bark on the colour wheel

Other Citadel paints close to Light Brown

Light Brown vs Hobgrot HideColour: Base · ΔE 7, close
Light Brown vs Stormvermin FurColour: Layer · ΔE 8, close
Light Brown vs Gorthor BrownColour: Layer · ΔE 13, fair

Other AMMO by Mig paints close to Sylvaneth Bark

Sylvaneth Bark vs Graveyard Earth (IONIC-0148)IONIC Smart Colors · ΔE 4, very close · closer than Light Brown
Sylvaneth Bark vs Dark Wood (ATOM-20050)ATOM · ΔE 6, close · closer than Light Brown
Sylvaneth Bark vs Burnt Sand (AMMO.F-551)Acrylic Colors for Figures · ΔE 7, close

All matches: Light Brown equivalents · Sylvaneth Bark equivalents