What is the difference between Tainted Garden and Dryad Bark?

ΔE 13 (fair). Dryad Bark is a little darker, more muted. Swatch colours are estimates.

Tainted Garden vs Dryad Bark

Tainted Garden

Brand: Army Painter
Range: John Blanche Vol. 1-4
Code: Vol. 2
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #3e3e26 (estimate)

Dryad Bark

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

How close are they?

ΔE 13.3, fair: the same colour family, but not a straight swap. Dryad Bark is a little darker, more muted than Tainted Garden.

Can I use Dryad Bark instead of Tainted Garden?

Only where an exact match doesn’t matter, such as a new unit or a highlight. Fair match (ΔE 13). Dryad Bark is a little darker, more muted than Tainted Garden.

Can I use Tainted Garden instead of Dryad Bark?

The same difference applies the other way round: Tainted Garden is a little lighter, 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 Tainted Garden on the colour wheel See Dryad Bark on the colour wheel

Other Citadel paints close to Tainted Garden

Tainted Garden vs Skavenblight DingeColour: Layer · ΔE 9, close · closer than Dryad Bark
Tainted Garden vs Steel Legion DrabColour: Base · ΔE 11, fair · closer than Dryad Bark
Tainted Garden vs Death Korps DrabColour: Base · ΔE 13, fair · closer than Dryad Bark

Other Army Painter paints close to Dryad Bark

Dryad Bark vs Magnolia BrownWarpaints Air · ΔE 1, very close · closer than Tainted Garden
Dryad Bark vs Midnight Olive (Vol. 2)John Blanche Vol. 1-4 · ΔE 5, very close · closer than Tainted Garden
Dryad Bark vs Brigandine BrownWarpaints Fanatic · ΔE 5, very close · closer than Tainted Garden

All matches: Tainted Garden equivalents · Dryad Bark equivalents