What is the difference between Dryad Bark and RLM 71 Dark Green?

ΔE 7 (close). RLM 71 Dark Green is a little lighter. Swatch colours are estimates.

Dryad Bark vs RLM 71 Dark Green

Dryad Bark

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

RLM 71 Dark Green

Brand: Mr. Hobby
Range: Aqueous Hobby Color
Code: H-64
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #353a30 (estimate)

How close are they?

ΔE 7.3, close: similar, with a visible difference side by side. RLM 71 Dark Green is a little lighter than Dryad Bark.

Can I use RLM 71 Dark Green instead of Dryad Bark?

Usually, if you are not matching paint already on the model. Close match (ΔE 7). RLM 71 Dark Green is a little lighter than Dryad Bark.

Can I use Dryad Bark instead of RLM 71 Dark 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 71 Dark 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 71 Dark Green
Dryad Bark vs Smoke Gray (C-101)Mr. Color · ΔE 6, very close · closer than RLM 71 Dark Green
Dryad Bark vs Smoke Gray (N-95)Acrysion · ΔE 6, very close · closer than RLM 71 Dark Green

Other Citadel paints close to RLM 71 Dark Green

RLM 71 Dark Green vs Skavenblight DingeColour: Layer · ΔE 8, close
RLM 71 Dark Green vs Eshin GreyColour: Layer · ΔE 11, fair
RLM 71 Dark Green vs Mechanicus Standard GreyColour: Base · ΔE 12, fair

All matches: Dryad Bark equivalents · RLM 71 Dark Green equivalents