What is the difference between RLM 80 and Death Korps Drab?

ΔE 8 (close). Death Korps Drab is more saturated. Swatch colours are estimates.

RLM 80 vs Death Korps Drab

RLM 80

Brand: AK Interactive
Range: 3rd Gen Air Series
Code: AK11834
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #585745 (estimate)

Death Korps Drab

Brand: Citadel / Warhammer
Range: Colour: Base
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #5a5a3a (estimate)

How close are they?

ΔE 8.4, close: similar, with a visible difference side by side. Death Korps Drab is more saturated than RLM 80.

Can I use Death Korps Drab instead of RLM 80?

Usually, if you are not matching paint already on the model. Close match (ΔE 8). Death Korps Drab is more saturated than RLM 80.

Can I use RLM 80 instead of Death Korps Drab?

The same difference applies the other way round: RLM 80 is more muted.

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 RLM 80 on the colour wheel See Death Korps Drab on the colour wheel

Other Citadel paints close to RLM 80

RLM 80 vs Steel Legion DrabColour: Base · ΔE 8, close · closer than Death Korps Drab
RLM 80 vs Stormvermin FurColour: Layer · ΔE 8, close
RLM 80 vs Skavenblight DingeColour: Layer · ΔE 9, close

Other AK Interactive paints close to Death Korps Drab

Death Korps Drab vs Olive Drab Base (AK11334)3rd Gen AFV Series · ΔE 5, very close · closer than RLM 80
Death Korps Drab vs RAL 6040 F9 Helloliv (AK11323)3rd Gen AFV Series · ΔE 5, very close · closer than RLM 80
Death Korps Drab vs Splittermuster Base (AK11414)3rd Gen Figure Series · ΔE 5, very close · closer than RLM 80

All matches: RLM 80 equivalents · Death Korps Drab equivalents