What is the difference between Khaki green No.3 and Steel Legion Drab?

ΔE 7 (close). Steel Legion Drab is a little lighter, warmer. Swatch colours are estimates.

Khaki green No.3 vs Steel Legion Drab

Khaki green No.3

Brand: AK Interactive
Range: 3rd Gen AFV Series
Code: AK11373
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #473e2f (estimate)

Steel Legion Drab

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

How close are they?

ΔE 6.8, close: similar, with a visible difference side by side. Steel Legion Drab is a little lighter, warmer than Khaki green No.3.

Can I use Steel Legion Drab instead of Khaki green No.3?

Usually, if you are not matching paint already on the model. Close match (ΔE 7). Steel Legion Drab is a little lighter, warmer than Khaki green No.3.

Can I use Khaki green No.3 instead of Steel Legion Drab?

The same difference applies the other way round: Khaki green No.3 is a little 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 Khaki green No.3 on the colour wheel See Steel Legion Drab on the colour wheel

Other Citadel paints close to Khaki green No.3

Khaki green No.3 vs Skavenblight DingeColour: Layer · ΔE 4, very close · closer than Steel Legion Drab
Khaki green No.3 vs Dryad BarkColour: Base · ΔE 12, fair
Khaki green No.3 vs Eshin GreyColour: Layer · ΔE 12, fair

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 Khaki green No.3
Steel Legion Drab vs Dot44 Brown Base (AK11408)3rd Gen Figure Series · ΔE 5, very close · closer than Khaki green No.3
Steel Legion Drab vs IJA #31 Cha Kasshoku (Tea Colour) (AK11906)3rd Gen Air Series · ΔE 6, very close · closer than Khaki green No.3

All matches: Khaki green No.3 equivalents · Steel Legion Drab equivalents