What is the difference between Starship Filth and Medium Drab?

ΔE 9 (close). Medium Drab is more saturated, warmer. Swatch colours are estimates.

Starship Filth vs Medium Drab

Starship Filth

Brand: AMMO by Mig
Range: Oilbrusher
Code: A.MIG-3513
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #4a4c3e (estimate)

Medium Drab

Brand: Army Painter
Range: Warpaints Historical
Code: WP4022P
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #545337 (estimate)

How close are they?

ΔE 9.1, close: similar, with a visible difference side by side. Medium Drab is more saturated, warmer than Starship Filth.

Can I use Medium Drab instead of Starship Filth?

Usually, if you are not matching paint already on the model. Close match (ΔE 9). Medium Drab is more saturated, warmer than Starship Filth.

Can I use Starship Filth instead of Medium Drab?

The same difference applies the other way round: Starship Filth is more muted, 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 Starship Filth on the colour wheel See Medium Drab on the colour wheel

Other Army Painter paints close to Starship Filth

Starship Filth vs Dark Boot Brown (WP4126P)Warpaints Historical · ΔE 6, very close · closer than Medium Drab
Starship Filth vs Tundra TaupeWarpaints Fanatic · ΔE 7, close · closer than Medium Drab
Starship Filth vs Venom WyrmWarpaints Legacy · ΔE 7, close · closer than Medium Drab

Other AMMO by Mig paints close to Medium Drab

Medium Drab vs Schwarzgrün RLM 70 (ATOM-20101)ATOM · ΔE 5, very close · closer than Starship Filth
Medium Drab vs Olive Drab (ATOM-20069)ATOM · ΔE 6, close · closer than Starship Filth
Medium Drab vs NATO Green (ATOM-20066)ATOM · ΔE 10, close

All matches: Starship Filth equivalents · Medium Drab equivalents