What is the difference between Dryad Bark and Cam. Black Brown?

ΔE 10 (fair). Cam. Black Brown is a little lighter. Swatch colours are estimates.

Dryad Bark vs Cam. Black Brown

Dryad Bark

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

Cam. Black Brown

Brand: Vallejo
Range: Model Color
Code: 70.822
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #362f34 (estimate)

How close are they?

ΔE 10.1, fair: the same colour family, but not a straight swap. Cam. Black Brown is a little lighter than Dryad Bark.

Can I use Cam. Black Brown instead of Dryad Bark?

Only where an exact match doesn’t matter, such as a new unit or a highlight. Fair match (ΔE 10). Cam. Black Brown is a little lighter than Dryad Bark.

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

Other Citadel paints close to Cam. Black Brown

Cam. Black Brown vs Mechanicus Standard GreyColour: Base · ΔE 9, close · closer than Dryad Bark
Cam. Black Brown vs Mechanicus Standard GreyColour: Air · ΔE 9, close · closer than Dryad Bark
Cam. Black Brown vs Corvus BlackColour: Base · ΔE 12, fair

All matches: Dryad Bark equivalents · Cam. Black Brown equivalents