What is the difference between Dark Drab and NATO Green?

ΔE 7 (close). NATO Green is a little lighter, warmer. Swatch colours are estimates.

Dark Drab vs NATO Green

Dark Drab

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

NATO Green

Brand: Vallejo
Range: Model Air
Code: 70.612
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #3e4d3f (estimate)

How close are they?

ΔE 7.3, close: similar, with a visible difference side by side. NATO Green is a little lighter, warmer than Dark Drab.

Can I use NATO Green instead of Dark Drab?

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

Can I use Dark Drab instead of NATO Green?

The same difference applies the other way round: Dark Drab 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 Dark Drab on the colour wheel See NATO Green on the colour wheel

Other Vallejo paints close to Dark Drab

Dark Drab vs IJA Midouri Green (71.134)Model Air · ΔE 3, very close · closer than NATO Green
Dark Drab vs IJN Black Green (71.322)Model Air · ΔE 3, very close · closer than NATO Green
Dark Drab vs German Uniform (70.920)Model Color · ΔE 6, very close · closer than NATO Green

Other Army Painter paints close to NATO Green

NATO Green vs Mid Feldgrau (WP4044P)Warpaints Historical · ΔE 4, very close · closer than Dark Drab
NATO Green vs Woodland CamoWarpaints Fanatic · ΔE 6, close · closer than Dark Drab
NATO Green vs Elf GreenWarpaints Legacy · ΔE 6, close · closer than Dark Drab

All matches: Dark Drab equivalents · NATO Green equivalents