What is the difference between Field Drab and Rootpath?

ΔE 8 (close). Rootpath is a little darker, cooler. Swatch colours are estimates.

Field Drab vs Rootpath

Field Drab

Brand: AK Interactive
Range: 3rd Gen Figure Series
Code: AK11435
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #745438 (estimate)

Rootpath

Brand: Army Painter
Range: John Blanche Vol. 1-4
Code: Vol. 4
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #634f2a (estimate)

How close are they?

ΔE 8.0, close: similar, with a visible difference side by side. Rootpath is a little darker, cooler than Field Drab.

Can I use Rootpath instead of Field Drab?

Usually, if you are not matching paint already on the model. Close match (ΔE 8). Rootpath is a little darker, cooler than Field Drab.

Can I use Field Drab instead of Rootpath?

The same difference applies the other way round: Field Drab is a little lighter, 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 Field Drab on the colour wheel See Rootpath on the colour wheel

Other Army Painter paints close to Field Drab

Field Drab vs Cypress BrownWarpaints Air · ΔE 8, close · closer than Rootpath
Field Drab vs Leather BrownWarpaints Fanatic · ΔE 9, close
Field Drab vs Leather Brown (WP4050P)Warpaints Historical · ΔE 9, close

Other AK Interactive paints close to Rootpath

Rootpath vs IDF Modern Grey (AK11352)3rd Gen AFV Series · ΔE 3, very close · closer than Field Drab
Rootpath vs British Khaki (AK11127)3rd Gen Standard · ΔE 4, very close · closer than Field Drab
Rootpath vs Mud Brown (AK11120)3rd Gen Intense · ΔE 5, very close · closer than Field Drab

All matches: Field Drab equivalents · Rootpath equivalents