What is the difference between Medium Drab and Parched Grass (Late)?

ΔE 7 (close). Parched Grass (Late) is a little lighter, warmer. Swatch colours are estimates.

Medium Drab vs Parched Grass (Late)

Medium Drab

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

Parched Grass (Late)

Brand: Vallejo
Range: Model Air
Code: 70.610
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #666047 (estimate)

How close are they?

ΔE 6.7, close: similar, with a visible difference side by side. Parched Grass (Late) is a little lighter, warmer than Medium Drab.

Can I use Parched Grass (Late) instead of Medium Drab?

Usually, if you are not matching paint already on the model. Close match (ΔE 7). Parched Grass (Late) is a little lighter, warmer than Medium Drab.

Can I use Medium Drab instead of Parched Grass (Late)?

The same difference applies the other way round: Medium 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 Medium Drab on the colour wheel See Parched Grass (Late) 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 Parched Grass (Late)
Medium Drab vs AMT-4 Cam. Green (71.301)Model Air · ΔE 2, very close · closer than Parched Grass (Late)
Medium Drab vs Khaki (70.988)Model Color · ΔE 5, very close · closer than Parched Grass (Late)

Other Army Painter paints close to Parched Grass (Late)

Parched Grass (Late) vs Tundra TaupeWarpaints Fanatic · ΔE 7, close
Parched Grass (Late) vs Venom WyrmWarpaints Legacy · ΔE 7, close
Parched Grass (Late) vs Mid Battle Dress (WP4054P)Warpaints Historical · ΔE 8, close

All matches: Medium Drab equivalents · Parched Grass (Late) equivalents