What is the difference between Dryad Brown and Royal Brown?

ΔE 7 (close). Royal Brown is a little darker, cooler. Swatch colours are estimates.

Dryad Brown vs Royal Brown

Dryad Brown

Brand: Army Painter
Range: Warpaints Fanatic
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #643b2e (estimate)

Royal Brown

Brand: Kimera Kolors
Range: Pure Pigments
Code: Pure Pigments
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #592b23 (estimate)

How close are they?

ΔE 7.0, close: similar, with a visible difference side by side. Royal Brown is a little darker, cooler than Dryad Brown.

Can I use Royal Brown instead of Dryad Brown?

Usually, if you are not matching paint already on the model. Close match (ΔE 7). Royal Brown is a little darker, cooler than Dryad Brown.

Can I use Dryad Brown instead of Royal Brown?

The same difference applies the other way round: Dryad Brown is a little lighter, 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 Dryad Brown on the colour wheel See Royal Brown on the colour wheel

Other Kimera Kolors paints close to Dryad Brown

Dryad Brown vs Oxide Brown Medium (Pure Pigments)Pure Pigments · ΔE 5, very close · closer than Royal Brown
Dryad Brown vs Dark Honey (Signature)Signature Series · ΔE 5, very close · closer than Royal Brown
Dryad Brown vs Perylene Violet (Pure Pigments)Pure Pigments · ΔE 10, close

Other Army Painter paints close to Royal Brown

Royal Brown vs Umberroot (Vol. 4)John Blanche Vol. 1-4 · ΔE 2, very close · closer than Dryad Brown
Royal Brown vs Rifle Brown (WP4031P)Warpaints Historical · ΔE 7, close · closer than Dryad Brown
Royal Brown vs Camo Brown (WP4040P)Warpaints Historical · ΔE 7, close

All matches: Dryad Brown equivalents · Royal Brown equivalents