Dark Drab vs Green Brown

Dark Drab

Brand
Army Painter
Range
Warpaints Historical
Code
WP4026P
Type
an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch
#2d3e35 (estimate)

Green Brown

Brand
Vallejo
Range
Model Air
Code
71.020
Type
an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch
#40433c (estimate)

How close are they?

ΔE 7.2, close: similar, with a visible difference side by side. Green Brown is a little lighter, more muted than Dark Drab.

Can I use Green Brown instead of Dark Drab?

Usually, if you are not matching paint already on the model. Close match (ΔE 7). Green Brown is a little lighter, more muted than Dark Drab.

Can I use Dark Drab instead of Green Brown?

The same difference applies the other way round: Dark Drab is a little darker, 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 Dark Drab on the colour wheel See Green Brown on the colour wheel

Other Vallejo paints close to Dark Drab

Other Army Painter paints close to Green Brown

All matches: Dark Drab equivalents · Green Brown equivalents

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