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Make a free guideLooking for a Dryad Brown equivalent? Below are the closest cross-brand color matches to Dryad Brown (Army Painter Fanatic) in Army Painter Speedpaint, Vallejo Xpress Color, Vallejo Model Color, Citadel Colour, AK Interactive 3rd Gen, Scale75 Scalecolor, Reaper MSP, AK Interactive Artist Dense Acrylic, Vallejo Hobby Spray, Vallejo Game Color, Monument Pro Acryl, Vallejo Model Wash, Vallejo Game Color Effects, Vallejo Weathering Effects, Vallejo Diorama FX, AK Interactive Diorama Series, Army Painter Colour Primer, Vallejo Metal Color, Army Painter Warpaints, Army Painter Quickshade, ranked by CIE76 deltaE color distance. Use them as substitutes, or generate a painting guide from the paints you actually own and let PaintGuide handle the matching and mixing for you.
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Shade & highlight partners
Suggested shadow and highlight colors for Dryad Brown, picked from the full catalog by color science — not paints you own. Shadows stay richer when they lean cool; pure black just flattens them. Highlights read best warmer and a touch softer than the base; pure white bleaches them out.
- Shade 2Dark ShadowReaper MSPGreat match
- Shade 1Walnut BrownReaper MSPGreat match
- BaseDryad BrownArmy Painter Fanatic
- Highlight 1Leather BrownArmy Painter FanaticGreat match
- Highlight 2Warm GreyVallejo Game ColorGreat match
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Make a free guide with your paintsMatches are computed by converting each paint's color to CIELAB and measuring CIE76 deltaE distance. A “great match” (deltaE < 3) is very close to the eye; a “close match” is a usable substitute. Finish, opacity, and coverage still differ between brands, so test on primer when it matters.