Dryad Bark vs Mars Black

Dryad Bark

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

Mars Black

Brand
Golden
Range
High Flow
Code
8518
Type
an ink, glaze or transparent paint
Swatch
#292f30 (estimate)

How close are they?

ΔE 7.1, close: similar, with a visible difference side by side. Our swatches for the two are almost the same. They are different kinds of paint: Citadel Dryad Bark is an opaque base/layer paint and Golden Mars Black is an ink, glaze or transparent paint, so they won’t behave the same on the model even where the colour is close.

Can I use Mars Black instead of Dryad Bark?

Usually, if you are not matching paint already on the model. Close match (ΔE 7). The swatches are almost the same. They are different kinds of paint.

Can I use Dryad Bark instead of Mars Black?

The same difference applies the other way round.

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 Bark on the colour wheel See Mars Black on the colour wheel

Other Golden paints close to Dryad Bark

Other Citadel paints close to Mars Black

All matches: Dryad Bark equivalents · Mars Black equivalents

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