What is the difference between Dryad Bark and IJA Olive Green?

ΔE 12 (fair). IJA Olive Green is a little lighter, more saturated. Swatch colours are estimates.

Dryad Bark vs IJA Olive Green

Dryad Bark

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

IJA Olive Green

Brand: Vallejo
Range: Model Air
Code: 71.286
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #42402c (estimate)

How close are they?

ΔE 12.4, fair: the same colour family, but not a straight swap. IJA Olive Green is a little lighter, more saturated than Dryad Bark.

Can I use IJA Olive Green instead of Dryad Bark?

Only where an exact match doesn’t matter, such as a new unit or a highlight. Fair match (ΔE 12). IJA Olive Green is a little lighter, more saturated than Dryad Bark.

Can I use Dryad Bark instead of IJA Olive Green?

The same difference applies the other way round: Dryad Bark is a little darker, more muted.

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

Other Citadel paints close to IJA Olive Green

IJA Olive Green vs Skavenblight DingeColour: Layer · ΔE 6, very close · closer than Dryad Bark
IJA Olive Green vs Steel Legion DrabColour: Base · ΔE 9, close · closer than Dryad Bark
IJA Olive Green vs Death Korps DrabColour: Base · ΔE 13, fair

All matches: Dryad Bark equivalents · IJA Olive Green equivalents