What is the difference between Slate No.34 and Steel Legion Drab?

ΔE 11 (fair). Steel Legion Drab is a little lighter, warmer. Swatch colours are estimates.

Slate No.34 vs Steel Legion Drab

Slate No.34

Brand: AK Interactive
Range: 3rd Gen AFV Series
Code: AK11375
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #45472d (estimate)

Steel Legion Drab

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

How close are they?

ΔE 10.9, fair: the same colour family, but not a straight swap. Steel Legion Drab is a little lighter, warmer than Slate No.34.

Can I use Steel Legion Drab instead of Slate No.34?

Only where an exact match doesn’t matter, such as a new unit or a highlight. Fair match (ΔE 11). Steel Legion Drab is a little lighter, warmer than Slate No.34.

Can I use Slate No.34 instead of Steel Legion Drab?

The same difference applies the other way round: Slate No.34 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 Slate No.34 on the colour wheel See Steel Legion Drab on the colour wheel

Other Citadel paints close to Slate No.34

Slate No.34 vs Death Korps DrabColour: Base · ΔE 9, close · closer than Steel Legion Drab
Slate No.34 vs Skavenblight DingeColour: Layer · ΔE 9, close · closer than Steel Legion Drab
Slate No.34 vs Stormvermin FurColour: Layer · ΔE 13, 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 Slate No.34
Steel Legion Drab vs Dot44 Brown Base (AK11408)3rd Gen Figure Series · ΔE 5, very close · closer than Slate No.34
Steel Legion Drab vs IJA #31 Cha Kasshoku (Tea Colour) (AK11906)3rd Gen Air Series · ΔE 6, very close · closer than Slate No.34

All matches: Slate No.34 equivalents · Steel Legion Drab equivalents