What is the difference between Dryad Bark and Brown 3606?

ΔE 10 (fair). Brown 3606 is a little lighter, more saturated. Swatch colours are estimates.

Dryad Bark vs Brown 3606

Dryad Bark

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

Brown 3606

Brand: Mr. Hobby
Range: Mr. Color
Code: C-517
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #413026 (estimate)

How close are they?

ΔE 10.0, fair: the same colour family, but not a straight swap. Brown 3606 is a little lighter, more saturated than Dryad Bark.

Can I use Brown 3606 instead of Dryad Bark?

Only where an exact match doesn’t matter, such as a new unit or a highlight. Fair match (ΔE 10). Brown 3606 is a little lighter, more saturated than Dryad Bark.

Can I use Dryad Bark instead of Brown 3606?

The same difference applies the other way round: Dryad Bark is a little darker, more muted.

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 Brown 3606 on the colour wheel

Other Mr. Hobby paints close to Dryad Bark

Dryad Bark vs Olive Drab 2314 (C-518)Mr. Color · ΔE 6, very close · closer than Brown 3606
Dryad Bark vs Smoke Gray (C-101)Mr. Color · ΔE 6, very close · closer than Brown 3606
Dryad Bark vs Smoke Gray (N-95)Acrysion · ΔE 6, very close · closer than Brown 3606

Other Citadel paints close to Brown 3606

Brown 3606 vs Rhinox HideColour: Base · ΔE 8, close · closer than Dryad Bark
Brown 3606 vs Skavenblight DingeColour: Layer · ΔE 10, close · closer than Dryad Bark
Brown 3606 vs Steel Legion DrabColour: Base · ΔE 12, fair

All matches: Dryad Bark equivalents · Brown 3606 equivalents