What is the difference between Sylvaneth Bark and Germ. Green Brown?

ΔE 8 (close). Germ. Green Brown is cooler. Swatch colours are estimates.

Sylvaneth Bark vs Germ. Green Brown

Sylvaneth Bark

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

Germ. Green Brown

Brand: Vallejo
Range: Model Air
Code: 70.606
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #756242 (estimate)

How close are they?

ΔE 7.5, close: similar, with a visible difference side by side. Germ. Green Brown is cooler than Sylvaneth Bark.

Can I use Germ. Green Brown instead of Sylvaneth Bark?

Usually, if you are not matching paint already on the model. Close match (ΔE 8). Germ. Green Brown is cooler than Sylvaneth Bark.

Can I use Sylvaneth Bark instead of Germ. Green 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 Germ. Green 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 Germ. Green Brown
Sylvaneth Bark vs Mud Brown (71.037)Model Air · ΔE 3, very close · closer than Germ. Green Brown
Sylvaneth Bark vs Golden Brown (71.032)Model Air · ΔE 3, very close · closer than Germ. Green Brown

Other Citadel paints close to Germ. Green Brown

Germ. Green Brown vs Stormvermin FurColour: Layer · ΔE 6, very close · closer than Sylvaneth Bark
Germ. Green Brown vs Hobgrot HideColour: Base · ΔE 7, close · closer than Sylvaneth Bark
Germ. Green Brown vs Death Korps DrabColour: Base · ΔE 10, fair

All matches: Sylvaneth Bark equivalents · Germ. Green Brown equivalents