What is the difference between Sylvaneth Bark and Brown (JGSDF)?

ΔE 9 (close). Brown (JGSDF) is more saturated, cooler. Swatch colours are estimates.

Sylvaneth Bark vs Brown (JGSDF)

Sylvaneth Bark

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

Brown (JGSDF)

Brand: Tamiya
Range: XF Flat Acrylic
Code: XF-72
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #81613a (estimate)

How close are they?

ΔE 8.7, close: similar, with a visible difference side by side. Brown (JGSDF) is more saturated, cooler than Sylvaneth Bark.

Can I use Brown (JGSDF) instead of Sylvaneth Bark?

Usually, if you are not matching paint already on the model. Close match (ΔE 9). Brown (JGSDF) is more saturated, cooler than Sylvaneth Bark.

Can I use Sylvaneth Bark instead of Brown (JGSDF)?

The same difference applies the other way round: Sylvaneth Bark is more muted, warmer.

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 Brown (JGSDF) on the colour wheel

Other Tamiya paints close to Sylvaneth Bark

Sylvaneth Bark vs NATO Brown (XF-68)XF Flat Acrylic · ΔE 4, very close · closer than Brown (JGSDF)
Sylvaneth Bark vs NATO Brown (TS-62)TS Spray · ΔE 4, very close · closer than Brown (JGSDF)
Sylvaneth Bark vs Red Brown (TS-1)TS Spray · ΔE 4, very close · closer than Brown (JGSDF)

Other Citadel paints close to Brown (JGSDF)

Brown (JGSDF) vs Hobgrot HideColour: Base · ΔE 5, very close · closer than Sylvaneth Bark
Brown (JGSDF) vs Catachan FleshColour: Base · ΔE 8, close · closer than Sylvaneth Bark
Brown (JGSDF) vs XV-88Colour: Base · ΔE 11, fair

All matches: Sylvaneth Bark equivalents · Brown (JGSDF) equivalents