What is the difference between Medium Drab and Germ. Beige WWII?

ΔE 9 (close). Germ. Beige WWII is a little lighter, more muted, warmer. Swatch colours are estimates.

Medium Drab vs Germ. Beige WWII

Medium Drab

Brand: Army Painter
Range: Warpaints Historical
Code: WP4022P
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #545337 (estimate)

Germ. Beige WWII

Brand: Vallejo
Range: Model Color
Code: 70.821
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #6a6550 (estimate)

How close are they?

ΔE 9.4, close: similar, with a visible difference side by side. Germ. Beige WWII is a little lighter, more muted, warmer than Medium Drab.

Can I use Germ. Beige WWII instead of Medium Drab?

Usually, if you are not matching paint already on the model. Close match (ΔE 9). Germ. Beige WWII is a little lighter, more muted, warmer than Medium Drab.

Can I use Medium Drab instead of Germ. Beige WWII?

The same difference applies the other way round: Medium Drab is a little darker, 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 Medium Drab on the colour wheel See Germ. Beige WWII on the colour wheel

Other Vallejo paints close to Medium Drab

Medium Drab vs Interior Green (71.010)Model Air · ΔE 2, very close · closer than Germ. Beige WWII
Medium Drab vs AMT-4 Cam. Green (71.301)Model Air · ΔE 2, very close · closer than Germ. Beige WWII
Medium Drab vs Khaki (70.988)Model Color · ΔE 5, very close · closer than Germ. Beige WWII

Other Army Painter paints close to Germ. Beige WWII

Germ. Beige WWII vs Tundra TaupeWarpaints Fanatic · ΔE 9, close · closer than Medium Drab
Germ. Beige WWII vs Venom WyrmWarpaints Legacy · ΔE 9, close · closer than Medium Drab
Germ. Beige WWII vs Ammo Pouch Brown (WP4130P)Warpaints Historical · ΔE 9, close · closer than Medium Drab

All matches: Medium Drab equivalents · Germ. Beige WWII equivalents