What is the difference between Dryad Bark and Olive Grey?

ΔE 7 (close). Olive Grey is a little lighter. Swatch colours are estimates.

Dryad Bark vs Olive Grey

Dryad Bark

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

Olive Grey

Brand: Vallejo
Range: Model Color
Code: 70.888
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #343729 (estimate)

How close are they?

ΔE 6.9, close: similar, with a visible difference side by side. Olive Grey is a little lighter than Dryad Bark.

Can I use Olive Grey instead of Dryad Bark?

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

Can I use Dryad Bark instead of Olive Grey?

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

Other Citadel paints close to Olive Grey

Olive Grey vs Skavenblight DingeColour: Layer · ΔE 8, close
Olive Grey vs Eshin GreyColour: Layer · ΔE 13, fair
Olive Grey vs Steel Legion DrabColour: Base · ΔE 14, fair

All matches: Dryad Bark equivalents · Olive Grey equivalents