What is the difference between Sylvaneth Bark and Linoleum Deck Brown?

ΔE 7 (close). Linoleum Deck Brown is a little darker, cooler. Swatch colours are estimates.

Sylvaneth Bark vs Linoleum Deck Brown

Sylvaneth Bark

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

Linoleum Deck Brown

Brand: Tamiya
Range: XF Flat Acrylic
Code: XF-79
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #665039 (estimate)

How close are they?

ΔE 6.9, close: similar, with a visible difference side by side. Linoleum Deck Brown is a little darker, cooler than Sylvaneth Bark.

Can I use Linoleum Deck Brown instead of Sylvaneth Bark?

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

Can I use Sylvaneth Bark instead of Linoleum Deck Brown?

The same difference applies the other way round: Sylvaneth Bark is a little lighter, 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 Linoleum Deck Brown 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 Linoleum Deck Brown
Sylvaneth Bark vs NATO Brown (TS-62)TS Spray · ΔE 4, very close · closer than Linoleum Deck Brown
Sylvaneth Bark vs Red Brown (TS-1)TS Spray · ΔE 4, very close · closer than Linoleum Deck Brown

Other Citadel paints close to Linoleum Deck Brown

Linoleum Deck Brown vs Stormvermin FurColour: Layer · ΔE 5, very close · closer than Sylvaneth Bark
Linoleum Deck Brown vs Gorthor BrownColour: Layer · ΔE 6, very close · closer than Sylvaneth Bark
Linoleum Deck Brown vs Steel Legion DrabColour: Base · ΔE 6, close · closer than Sylvaneth Bark

All matches: Sylvaneth Bark equivalents · Linoleum Deck Brown equivalents