What is the difference between Dark Wood and Grizzly Brown?

ΔE 19 (loose). Grizzly Brown is more saturated, cooler. Swatch colours are estimates.

Dark Wood vs Grizzly Brown

Dark Wood

Brand: Army Painter
Range: Speedpaint 2.0
Type: a one-coat contrast-style paint
Swatch: #4a2a14 (estimate)

Grizzly Brown

Brand: Scale75
Range: Instant Colors
Code: SIN34
Type: a one-coat contrast-style paint
Swatch: #521720 (estimate)

How close are they?

ΔE 19.4, loose: different enough that you should pick on purpose. Grizzly Brown is more saturated, cooler than Dark Wood.

Can I use Grizzly Brown instead of Dark Wood?

Not as a straight swap; see the closer alternatives below. Loose match (ΔE 19). Grizzly Brown is more saturated, cooler than Dark Wood.

Can I use Dark Wood instead of Grizzly Brown?

The same difference applies the other way round: Dark Wood is more muted, warmer.

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 Dark Wood on the colour wheel See Grizzly Brown on the colour wheel

Other Scale75 paints close to Dark Wood

Dark Wood vs Werewolf Brown (SIN01)Instant Colors · ΔE 15, fair · closer than Grizzly Brown
Dark Wood vs Endurance Brown (SIN35)Instant Colors · ΔE 17, loose · closer than Grizzly Brown
Dark Wood vs Demon Brown (SIN44)Instant Colors · ΔE 17, loose · closer than Grizzly Brown

Other Army Painter paints close to Grizzly Brown

Grizzly Brown vs Murder SceneSpeedpaint 2.0 · ΔE 13, fair · closer than Dark Wood
Grizzly Brown vs Dusk RedSpeedpaint 2.0 · ΔE 16, loose · closer than Dark Wood
Grizzly Brown vs Satchel BrownSpeedpaint 2.0 · ΔE 16, loose · closer than Dark Wood

All matches: Dark Wood equivalents · Grizzly Brown equivalents