What is the difference between Light Green and Light Drab?

ΔE 9 (close). Light Drab is more muted. Swatch colours are estimates.

Light Green vs Light Drab

Light Green

Brand: AK Interactive
Range: 3rd Gen Figure Series
Code: AK11411
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #708d4c (estimate)

Light Drab

Brand: Army Painter
Range: Warpaints Historical
Code: WP4032P
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #728552 (estimate)

How close are they?

ΔE 8.6, close: similar, with a visible difference side by side. Light Drab is more muted than Light Green.

Can I use Light Drab instead of Light Green?

Usually, if you are not matching paint already on the model. Close match (ΔE 9). Light Drab is more muted than Light Green.

Can I use Light Green instead of Light Drab?

The same difference applies the other way round: Light Green is more saturated.

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 Light Green on the colour wheel See Light Drab on the colour wheel

Other Army Painter paints close to Light Green

Light Green vs British Camo Green (WP4060P)Warpaints Historical · ΔE 6, close · closer than Light Drab
Light Green vs Light DAK Green (WP4149P)Warpaints Historical · ΔE 8, close · closer than Light Drab
Light Green vs Olive DrabWarpaints Fanatic · ΔE 9, close

Other AK Interactive paints close to Light Drab

Light Drab vs WWI German Light Green (AK11802)3rd Gen Air Series · ΔE 7, close · closer than Light Green
Light Drab vs RAL 7008 Graugrün Opt 2 (AK11314)3rd Gen AFV Series · ΔE 7, close · closer than Light Green
Light Drab vs Olive Green (AK11147)3rd Gen Standard · ΔE 9, close

All matches: Light Green equivalents · Light Drab equivalents