What is the difference between Sylvaneth Bark and Green Brown?

ΔE 18 (loose). Green Brown is more saturated, cooler. Swatch colours are estimates.

Sylvaneth Bark vs Green Brown

Sylvaneth Bark

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

Green Brown

Brand: Vallejo
Range: Model Color
Code: 70.879
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #70642f (estimate)

How close are they?

ΔE 17.7, loose: different enough that you should pick on purpose. Green Brown is more saturated, cooler than Sylvaneth Bark.

Can I use Green Brown instead of Sylvaneth Bark?

Not as a straight swap; see the closer alternatives below. Loose match (ΔE 18). Green Brown is more saturated, cooler than Sylvaneth Bark.

Can I use Sylvaneth Bark instead of Green Brown?

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

Other Citadel paints close to Green Brown

Green Brown vs Death Korps DrabColour: Base · ΔE 14, fair · closer than Sylvaneth Bark
Green Brown vs Hobgrot HideColour: Base · ΔE 14, fair · closer than Sylvaneth Bark
Green Brown vs Stormvermin FurColour: Layer · ΔE 16, loose · closer than Sylvaneth Bark

All matches: Sylvaneth Bark equivalents · Green Brown equivalents