What is the difference between Sylvaneth Bark and Wood Brown?

ΔE 7 (close). Wood Brown is a little darker. Swatch colours are estimates.

Sylvaneth Bark vs Wood Brown

Sylvaneth Bark

Brand: Citadel / Warhammer
Range: Colour: Dry
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #7a5a42 (estimate)

Wood Brown

Brand: Mr. Hobby
Range: Aqueous Hobby Color
Code: H-37
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #664b34 (estimate)

How close are they?

ΔE 7.0, close: similar, with a visible difference side by side. Wood Brown is a little darker than Sylvaneth Bark.

Can I use Wood Brown instead of Sylvaneth Bark?

Usually, if you are not matching paint already on the model. Close match (ΔE 7). Wood Brown is a little darker than Sylvaneth Bark.

Can I use Sylvaneth Bark instead of Wood Brown?

The same difference applies the other way round: Sylvaneth Bark is a little lighter.

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 Sylvaneth Bark on the colour wheel See Wood Brown on the colour wheel

Other Mr. Hobby paints close to Sylvaneth Bark

Sylvaneth Bark vs Brown (C-526)Mr. Color · ΔE 5, very close · closer than Wood Brown
Sylvaneth Bark vs RLM 79 Sand Yellow (C-119)Mr. Color · ΔE 7, close · closer than Wood Brown
Sylvaneth Bark vs Wood Brown (C-43)Mr. Color · ΔE 7, close

Other Citadel paints close to Wood Brown

Wood Brown vs Gorthor BrownColour: Layer · ΔE 3, very close · closer than Sylvaneth Bark
Wood Brown vs Steel Legion DrabColour: Base · ΔE 7, close
Wood Brown vs Thondia BrownColour: Base · ΔE 8, close

All matches: Sylvaneth Bark equivalents · Wood Brown equivalents