What is the difference between Grey-Brown and Medium Drab?

ΔE 8 (close). Medium Drab is cooler. Swatch colours are estimates.

Grey-Brown vs Medium Drab

Grey-Brown

Brand: AK Interactive
Range: 3rd Gen Standard
Code: AK11125
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #65543b (estimate)

Medium Drab

Brand: Army Painter
Range: Warpaints Historical
Code: WP4022P
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #545337 (estimate)

How close are they?

ΔE 8.0, close: similar, with a visible difference side by side. Medium Drab is cooler than Grey-Brown.

Can I use Medium Drab instead of Grey-Brown?

Usually, if you are not matching paint already on the model. Close match (ΔE 8). Medium Drab is cooler than Grey-Brown.

Can I use Grey-Brown instead of Medium Drab?

The same difference applies the other way round: Grey-Brown is 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 Grey-Brown on the colour wheel See Medium Drab on the colour wheel

Other Army Painter paints close to Grey-Brown

Grey-Brown vs Mid Battle Dress (WP4054P)Warpaints Historical · ΔE 4, very close · closer than Medium Drab
Grey-Brown vs Ammo Pouch Brown (WP4130P)Warpaints Historical · ΔE 5, very close · closer than Medium Drab
Grey-Brown vs Rootpath (Vol. 4)John Blanche Vol. 1-4 · ΔE 8, close · closer than Medium Drab

Other AK Interactive paints close to Medium Drab

Medium Drab vs Olive Drab Base (AK11334)3rd Gen AFV Series · ΔE 4, very close · closer than Grey-Brown
Medium Drab vs IJN M3 (N) Nakajima Interior Green (AK11897)3rd Gen Air Series · ΔE 5, very close · closer than Grey-Brown
Medium Drab vs IJA #7 Ohryuko Nana Go Shoku (Olive Brown) (AK11901)3rd Gen Air Series · ΔE 5, very close · closer than Grey-Brown

All matches: Grey-Brown equivalents · Medium Drab equivalents