What is the difference between Light Khaki Drill and Deck Grey?

ΔE 9 (close). Deck Grey is more muted, warmer. Swatch colours are estimates.

Light Khaki Drill vs Deck Grey

Light Khaki Drill

Brand: Army Painter
Range: Warpaints Historical
Code: WP4136P
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #dac595 (estimate)

Deck Grey

Brand: Green Stuff World
Range: Acrylic Colors
Code: 1885
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #d9c1a3 (estimate)

How close are they?

ΔE 9.3, close: similar, with a visible difference side by side. Deck Grey is more muted, warmer than Light Khaki Drill.

Can I use Deck Grey instead of Light Khaki Drill?

Usually, if you are not matching paint already on the model. Close match (ΔE 9). Deck Grey is more muted, warmer than Light Khaki Drill.

Can I use Light Khaki Drill instead of Deck Grey?

The same difference applies the other way round: Light Khaki Drill is 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 Light Khaki Drill on the colour wheel See Deck Grey on the colour wheel

Other Green Stuff World paints close to Light Khaki Drill

Light Khaki Drill vs Khaki Bone (4129)Opaque Colors · ΔE 3, very close · closer than Deck Grey
Light Khaki Drill vs Parchment (3209)Acrylic Colors · ΔE 4, very close · closer than Deck Grey
Light Khaki Drill vs Whitecap Beige (3259)Acrylic Colors · ΔE 14, fair

Other Army Painter paints close to Deck Grey

Deck Grey vs Ancient StoneWarpaints Fanatic · ΔE 4, very close · closer than Light Khaki Drill
Deck Grey vs Skeleton BoneWarpaints Air · ΔE 5, very close · closer than Light Khaki Drill
Deck Grey vs Skeleton BoneWarpaints Fanatic · ΔE 6, close · closer than Light Khaki Drill

All matches: Light Khaki Drill equivalents · Deck Grey equivalents