What is the difference between RLM 80 and Steel Legion Drab?

ΔE 8 (close). Steel Legion Drab is a little darker, warmer. Swatch colours are estimates.

RLM 80 vs Steel Legion Drab

RLM 80

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

Steel Legion Drab

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

How close are they?

ΔE 8.3, close: similar, with a visible difference side by side. Steel Legion Drab is a little darker, warmer than RLM 80.

Can I use Steel Legion Drab instead of RLM 80?

Usually, if you are not matching paint already on the model. Close match (ΔE 8). Steel Legion Drab is a little darker, warmer than RLM 80.

Can I use RLM 80 instead of Steel Legion Drab?

The same difference applies the other way round: RLM 80 is a little lighter, 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 RLM 80 on the colour wheel See Steel Legion Drab on the colour wheel

Other Citadel paints close to RLM 80

RLM 80 vs Death Korps DrabColour: Base · ΔE 8, close
RLM 80 vs Stormvermin FurColour: Layer · ΔE 8, close
RLM 80 vs Skavenblight DingeColour: Layer · ΔE 9, close

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 RLM 80
Steel Legion Drab vs Dot44 Brown Base (AK11408)3rd Gen Figure Series · ΔE 5, very close · closer than RLM 80
Steel Legion Drab vs IJA #31 Cha Kasshoku (Tea Colour) (AK11906)3rd Gen Air Series · ΔE 6, very close · closer than RLM 80

All matches: RLM 80 equivalents · Steel Legion Drab equivalents