What is the difference between Dryad Bark and BS Dark Green?

ΔE 9 (close). BS Dark Green is a little lighter. Swatch colours are estimates.

Dryad Bark vs BS Dark Green

Dryad Bark

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

BS Dark Green

Brand: Vallejo
Range: Model Air
Code: 71.324
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #393d2f (estimate)

How close are they?

ΔE 9.1, close: similar, with a visible difference side by side. BS Dark Green is a little lighter than Dryad Bark.

Can I use BS Dark Green instead of Dryad Bark?

Usually, if you are not matching paint already on the model. Close match (ΔE 9). BS Dark Green is a little lighter than Dryad Bark.

Can I use Dryad Bark instead of BS 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 BS Dark Green 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 BS Dark Green
Dryad Bark vs Cam. Black Green (70.741)Model Color · ΔE 4, very close · closer than BS Dark Green
Dryad Bark vs Yellow Olive (70.892)Model Color · ΔE 5, very close · closer than BS Dark Green

Other Citadel paints close to BS Dark Green

BS Dark Green vs Skavenblight DingeColour: Layer · ΔE 6, close · closer than Dryad Bark
BS Dark Green vs Eshin GreyColour: Layer · ΔE 11, fair
BS Dark Green vs Steel Legion DrabColour: Base · ΔE 12, fair

All matches: Dryad Bark equivalents · BS Dark Green equivalents