What is the difference between Sylvaneth Bark and Cork Brown?

ΔE 9 (close). Cork Brown is a little lighter, more saturated. Swatch colours are estimates.

Sylvaneth Bark vs Cork Brown

Sylvaneth Bark

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

Cork Brown

Brand: Vallejo
Range: Model Color
Code: 70.843
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #94694d (estimate)

How close are they?

ΔE 8.9, close: similar, with a visible difference side by side. Cork Brown is a little lighter, more saturated than Sylvaneth Bark.

Can I use Cork Brown instead of Sylvaneth Bark?

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

Can I use Sylvaneth Bark instead of Cork Brown?

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

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 Cork 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 Cork Brown
Sylvaneth Bark vs Mud Brown (71.037)Model Air · ΔE 3, very close · closer than Cork Brown
Sylvaneth Bark vs Golden Brown (71.032)Model Air · ΔE 3, very close · closer than Cork Brown

Other Citadel paints close to Cork Brown

Cork Brown vs Catachan FleshColour: Base · ΔE 7, close · closer than Sylvaneth Bark
Cork Brown vs Hobgrot HideColour: Base · ΔE 9, close · closer than Sylvaneth Bark
Cork Brown vs Bugman's GlowColour: Base · ΔE 12, fair

All matches: Sylvaneth Bark equivalents · Cork Brown equivalents