What is the difference between Drab Green and Fury Green?

ΔE 22 (loose). Fury Green is much more muted, warmer. Swatch colours are estimates.

Drab Green vs Fury Green

Drab Green

Brand: Army Painter
Range: Warpaints Air
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #5a6a28 (estimate)

Fury Green

Brand: Two Thin Coats
Range: Triads: shadows
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #6e6b4f (estimate)

How close are they?

ΔE 22.4, loose: different enough that you should pick on purpose. Fury Green is much more muted, warmer than Drab Green.

Can I use Fury Green instead of Drab Green?

Not as a straight swap; see the closer alternatives below. Loose match (ΔE 22). Fury Green is much more muted, warmer than Drab Green.

Can I use Drab Green instead of Fury Green?

The same difference applies the other way round: Drab Green is much more saturated, 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 Drab Green on the colour wheel See Fury Green on the colour wheel

Other Two Thin Coats paints close to Drab Green

Drab Green vs Ethereal GreenTriads: highlights · ΔE 13, fair · closer than Fury Green
Drab Green vs Green BeretTriads: highlights · ΔE 19, loose · closer than Fury Green
Drab Green vs Orc HideTriads: shadows · ΔE 23, loose

Other Army Painter paints close to Fury Green

Fury Green vs Prairie OchreWarpaints Fanatic · ΔE 9, close · closer than Drab Green
Fury Green vs Sulfide OchreWarpaints Legacy · ΔE 9, close · closer than Drab Green
Fury Green vs Medium Drab (WP4022P)Warpaints Historical · ΔE 10, fair · closer than Drab Green

All matches: Drab Green equivalents · Fury Green equivalents