What is the difference between Command Green and Steel Legion Drab?

ΔE 19 (loose). Steel Legion Drab is noticeably lighter, warmer. Swatch colours are estimates.

Command Green vs Steel Legion Drab

Command Green

Brand: AK Interactive
Range: 3rd Gen Standard
Code: AK11155
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #272a13 (estimate)

Steel Legion Drab

Brand: Citadel / Warhammer
Range: Colour: Base
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #5a4a3a (estimate)

How close are they?

ΔE 19.4, loose: different enough that you should pick on purpose. Steel Legion Drab is noticeably lighter, warmer than Command Green.

Can I use Steel Legion Drab instead of Command Green?

Not as a straight swap; see the closer alternatives below. Loose match (ΔE 19). Steel Legion Drab is noticeably lighter, warmer than Command Green.

Can I use Command Green instead of Steel Legion Drab?

The same difference applies the other way round: Command Green is noticeably darker, cooler.

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 Command Green on the colour wheel See Steel Legion Drab on the colour wheel

Other Citadel paints close to Command Green

Command Green vs Dryad BarkColour: Base · ΔE 10, fair · closer than Steel Legion Drab
Command Green vs Skavenblight DingeColour: Layer · ΔE 16, loose · closer than Steel Legion Drab
Command Green vs Abaddon BlackColour: Base · ΔE 19, loose

Other AK Interactive paints close to Steel Legion Drab

Steel Legion Drab vs RLM 81 Version 3 (AK11837)3rd Gen Air Series · ΔE 5, very close · closer than Command Green
Steel Legion Drab vs Dot44 Brown Base (AK11408)3rd Gen Figure Series · ΔE 5, very close · closer than Command Green
Steel Legion Drab vs IJA #31 Cha Kasshoku (Tea Colour) (AK11906)3rd Gen Air Series · ΔE 6, very close · closer than Command Green

All matches: Command Green equivalents · Steel Legion Drab equivalents