What is the difference between Dryad Bark and Armour Brown?

ΔE 7 (close). Armour Brown is a little lighter. Swatch colours are estimates.

Dryad Bark vs Armour Brown

Dryad Bark

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

Armour Brown

Brand: Vallejo
Range: Model Air
Code: 71.041
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #362f2f (estimate)

How close are they?

ΔE 7.2, close: similar, with a visible difference side by side. Armour Brown is a little lighter than Dryad Bark.

Can I use Armour Brown instead of Dryad Bark?

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

Can I use Dryad Bark instead of Armour Brown?

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 Armour Brown on the colour wheel

Other Vallejo paints close to Dryad Bark

Dryad Bark vs Cam. Olive Green (70.894)Model Color · ΔE 4, very close · closer than Armour Brown
Dryad Bark vs Cam. Black Green (70.741)Model Color · ΔE 4, very close · closer than Armour Brown
Dryad Bark vs Yellow Olive (70.892)Model Color · ΔE 5, very close · closer than Armour Brown

Other Citadel paints close to Armour Brown

Armour Brown vs Mechanicus Standard GreyColour: Base · ΔE 10, fair
Armour Brown vs Mechanicus Standard GreyColour: Air · ΔE 10, fair
Armour Brown vs Skavenblight DingeColour: Layer · ΔE 12, fair

All matches: Dryad Bark equivalents · Armour Brown equivalents