What is the difference between Dryad Bark and RLM 70 Black Green?

ΔE 10 (close). RLM 70 Black Green is a little lighter. Swatch colours are estimates.

Dryad Bark vs RLM 70 Black Green

Dryad Bark

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

RLM 70 Black Green

Brand: Mr. Hobby
Range: Aqueous Hobby Color
Code: H-65
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #363639 (estimate)

How close are they?

ΔE 9.6, close: similar, with a visible difference side by side. RLM 70 Black Green is a little lighter than Dryad Bark.

Can I use RLM 70 Black Green instead of Dryad Bark?

Usually, if you are not matching paint already on the model. Close match (ΔE 10). RLM 70 Black Green is a little lighter than Dryad Bark.

Can I use Dryad Bark instead of RLM 70 Black Green?

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

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 RLM 70 Black Green 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 RLM 70 Black Green
Dryad Bark vs Smoke Gray (C-101)Mr. Color · ΔE 6, very close · closer than RLM 70 Black Green
Dryad Bark vs Smoke Gray (N-95)Acrysion · ΔE 6, very close · closer than RLM 70 Black Green

Other Citadel paints close to RLM 70 Black Green

RLM 70 Black Green vs Mechanicus Standard GreyColour: Base · ΔE 6, very close · closer than Dryad Bark
RLM 70 Black Green vs Mechanicus Standard GreyColour: Air · ΔE 6, very close · closer than Dryad Bark
RLM 70 Black Green vs Eshin GreyColour: Layer · ΔE 9, close · closer than Dryad Bark

All matches: Dryad Bark equivalents · RLM 70 Black Green equivalents