What is the difference between Dryad Bark and Dark Brown RLM61?

ΔE 8 (close). Dark Brown RLM61 is a little lighter. Swatch colours are estimates.

Dryad Bark vs Dark Brown RLM61

Dryad Bark

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

Dark Brown RLM61

Brand: Vallejo
Range: Model Air
Code: 71.042
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #3c3533 (estimate)

How close are they?

ΔE 8.0, close: similar, with a visible difference side by side. Dark Brown RLM61 is a little lighter than Dryad Bark.

Can I use Dark Brown RLM61 instead of Dryad Bark?

Usually, if you are not matching paint already on the model. Close match (ΔE 8). Dark Brown RLM61 is a little lighter than Dryad Bark.

Can I use Dryad Bark instead of Dark Brown RLM61?

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 Dark Brown RLM61 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 Dark Brown RLM61
Dryad Bark vs Cam. Black Green (70.741)Model Color · ΔE 4, very close · closer than Dark Brown RLM61
Dryad Bark vs Yellow Olive (70.892)Model Color · ΔE 5, very close · closer than Dark Brown RLM61

Other Citadel paints close to Dark Brown RLM61

Dark Brown RLM61 vs Skavenblight DingeColour: Layer · ΔE 9, close
Dark Brown RLM61 vs Eshin GreyColour: Layer · ΔE 9, close
Dark Brown RLM61 vs Mechanicus Standard GreyColour: Base · ΔE 10, close

All matches: Dryad Bark equivalents · Dark Brown RLM61 equivalents