What is the difference between Sylvaneth Bark and Ger. Yellow Brown?

ΔE 9 (close). Ger. Yellow Brown is cooler. Swatch colours are estimates.

Sylvaneth Bark vs Ger. Yellow Brown

Sylvaneth Bark

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

Ger. Yellow Brown

Brand: Vallejo
Range: Model Air
Code: 71.272
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #746445 (estimate)

How close are they?

ΔE 8.6, close: similar, with a visible difference side by side. Ger. Yellow Brown is cooler than Sylvaneth Bark.

Can I use Ger. Yellow Brown instead of Sylvaneth Bark?

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

Can I use Sylvaneth Bark instead of Ger. Yellow Brown?

The same difference applies the other way round: Sylvaneth Bark is 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 Ger. Yellow 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 Ger. Yellow Brown
Sylvaneth Bark vs Mud Brown (71.037)Model Air · ΔE 3, very close · closer than Ger. Yellow Brown
Sylvaneth Bark vs Golden Brown (71.032)Model Air · ΔE 3, very close · closer than Ger. Yellow Brown

Other Citadel paints close to Ger. Yellow Brown

Ger. Yellow Brown vs Stormvermin FurColour: Layer · ΔE 5, very close · closer than Sylvaneth Bark
Ger. Yellow Brown vs Hobgrot HideColour: Base · ΔE 9, close · closer than Sylvaneth Bark
Ger. Yellow Brown vs Death Korps DrabColour: Base · ΔE 9, close

All matches: Sylvaneth Bark equivalents · Ger. Yellow Brown equivalents