Dark Drab vs Ink Black Green

Dark Drab

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

Ink Black Green

Brand
Vallejo
Range
Game Color Ink
Code
72.090
Type
an ink, glaze or transparent paint
Swatch
#1f3126 (estimate)

How close are they?

ΔE 6.3, close: similar, with a visible difference side by side. Ink Black Green is a little darker than Dark Drab. They are different kinds of paint: Army Painter Dark Drab is an opaque base/layer paint and Vallejo Ink Black Green is an ink, glaze or transparent paint, so they won’t behave the same on the model even where the colour is close.

Can I use Ink Black Green instead of Dark Drab?

Usually, if you are not matching paint already on the model. Close match (ΔE 6). Ink Black Green is a little darker than Dark Drab. They are different kinds of paint.

Can I use Dark Drab instead of Ink Black Green?

The same difference applies the other way round: Dark Drab is a little lighter.

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 Ink Black Green on the colour wheel

Other Vallejo paints close to Dark Drab

Other Army Painter paints close to Ink Black Green

All matches: Dark Drab equivalents · Ink Black Green equivalents

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