What is the difference between Sylvaneth Bark and BC Dark Brown?

ΔE 8 (close). BC Dark Brown is a little darker. Swatch colours are estimates.

Sylvaneth Bark vs BC Dark Brown

Sylvaneth Bark

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

BC Dark Brown

Brand: Vallejo
Range: Model Color
Code: 70.768
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #654c38 (estimate)

How close are they?

ΔE 7.5, close: similar, with a visible difference side by side. BC Dark Brown is a little darker than Sylvaneth Bark.

Can I use BC Dark Brown instead of Sylvaneth Bark?

Usually, if you are not matching paint already on the model. Close match (ΔE 8). BC Dark Brown is a little darker than Sylvaneth Bark.

Can I use Sylvaneth Bark instead of BC Dark 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 BC Dark Brown on the colour wheel

Other Vallejo paints close to Sylvaneth Bark

Sylvaneth Bark vs USA Flat Brown (71.026)Model Air · ΔE 1, very close · closer than BC Dark Brown
Sylvaneth Bark vs Mud Brown (71.037)Model Air · ΔE 3, very close · closer than BC Dark Brown
Sylvaneth Bark vs Golden Brown (71.032)Model Air · ΔE 3, very close · closer than BC Dark Brown

Other Citadel paints close to BC Dark Brown

BC Dark Brown vs Gorthor BrownColour: Layer · ΔE 5, very close · closer than Sylvaneth Bark
BC Dark Brown vs Steel Legion DrabColour: Base · ΔE 6, very close · closer than Sylvaneth Bark
BC Dark Brown vs Stormvermin FurColour: Layer · ΔE 7, close · closer than Sylvaneth Bark

All matches: Sylvaneth Bark equivalents · BC Dark Brown equivalents