What is the difference between Dryad Bark and Doom Death Black?

ΔE 8 (close). Doom Death Black is a little lighter, more muted. Swatch colours are estimates.

Dryad Bark vs Doom Death Black

Dryad Bark

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

Doom Death Black

Brand: Two Thin Coats
Range: Triads: shadows
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #373737 (estimate)

How close are they?

ΔE 8.4, close: similar, with a visible difference side by side. Doom Death Black is a little lighter, more muted than Dryad Bark.

Can I use Doom Death Black instead of Dryad Bark?

Usually, if you are not matching paint already on the model. Close match (ΔE 8). Doom Death Black is a little lighter, more muted than Dryad Bark.

Can I use Dryad Bark instead of Doom Death Black?

The same difference applies the other way round: Dryad Bark is a little darker, 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 Dryad Bark on the colour wheel See Doom Death Black on the colour wheel

Other Two Thin Coats paints close to Dryad Bark

Dryad Bark vs Field GreyTriads: shadows · ΔE 11, fair
Dryad Bark vs Cuirass LeatherTriads: shadows · ΔE 13, fair
Dryad Bark vs War Master GreenTriads: shadows · ΔE 13, fair

Other Citadel paints close to Doom Death Black

Doom Death Black vs Mechanicus Standard GreyColour: Base · ΔE 7, close · closer than Dryad Bark
Doom Death Black vs Mechanicus Standard GreyColour: Air · ΔE 7, close · closer than Dryad Bark
Doom Death Black vs Eshin GreyColour: Layer · ΔE 8, close

All matches: Dryad Bark equivalents · Doom Death Black equivalents