What is the difference between Sylvaneth Bark and IJA Earth Brown?

ΔE 9 (close). IJA Earth Brown is more muted, cooler. Swatch colours are estimates.

Sylvaneth Bark vs IJA Earth Brown

Sylvaneth Bark

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

IJA Earth Brown

Brand: Vallejo
Range: Model Air
Code: 71.136
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #6a5a48 (estimate)

How close are they?

ΔE 9.0, close: similar, with a visible difference side by side. IJA Earth Brown is more muted, cooler than Sylvaneth Bark.

Can I use IJA Earth Brown instead of Sylvaneth Bark?

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

Can I use Sylvaneth Bark instead of IJA Earth Brown?

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

Other Citadel paints close to IJA Earth Brown

IJA Earth Brown vs Stormvermin FurColour: Layer · ΔE 4, very close · closer than Sylvaneth Bark
IJA Earth Brown vs Steel Legion DrabColour: Base · ΔE 7, close · closer than Sylvaneth Bark
IJA Earth Brown vs Gorthor BrownColour: Layer · ΔE 11, fair

All matches: Sylvaneth Bark equivalents · IJA Earth Brown equivalents