What is the difference between Sylvaneth Bark and USAF Brown?

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

Sylvaneth Bark vs USAF Brown

Sylvaneth Bark

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

USAF Brown

Brand: Vallejo
Range: Model Air
Code: 71.125
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #7c6758 (estimate)

How close are they?

ΔE 9.4, close: similar, with a visible difference side by side. USAF Brown is a little lighter, more muted than Sylvaneth Bark.

Can I use USAF Brown instead of Sylvaneth Bark?

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

Can I use Sylvaneth Bark instead of USAF Brown?

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

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

Other Citadel paints close to USAF Brown

USAF Brown vs Stormvermin FurColour: Layer · ΔE 8, close · closer than Sylvaneth Bark
USAF Brown vs Steel Legion DrabColour: Base · ΔE 13, fair
USAF Brown vs DawnstoneColour: Layer · ΔE 13, fair

All matches: Sylvaneth Bark equivalents · USAF Brown equivalents