What is the difference between Death Korps Drab and Cobalt Green?

ΔE 19 (loose). Cobalt Green is a little darker, cooler. Swatch colours are estimates.

Death Korps Drab vs Cobalt Green

Death Korps Drab

Brand: Citadel / Warhammer
Range: Colour: Base
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #5a5a3a (estimate)

Cobalt Green

Brand: Golden
Range: Heavy Body Acrylics
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #2c5743 (estimate)

How close are they?

ΔE 19.0, loose: different enough that you should pick on purpose. Cobalt Green is a little darker, cooler than Death Korps Drab.

Can I use Cobalt Green instead of Death Korps Drab?

Not as a straight swap; see the closer alternatives below. Loose match (ΔE 19). Cobalt Green is a little darker, cooler than Death Korps Drab.

Can I use Death Korps Drab instead of Cobalt Green?

The same difference applies the other way round: Death Korps Drab is a little lighter, warmer.

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 Death Korps Drab on the colour wheel See Cobalt Green on the colour wheel

Other Golden paints close to Death Korps Drab

Death Korps Drab vs Chromium Oxide Green DarkHeavy Body Acrylics · ΔE 16, loose · closer than Cobalt Green
Death Korps Drab vs Graphite GrayHeavy Body Acrylics · ΔE 18, loose · closer than Cobalt Green
Death Korps Drab vs N4 Neutral GrayHeavy Body Acrylics · ΔE 19, loose

Other Citadel paints close to Cobalt Green

Cobalt Green vs Lupercal GreenColour: Base · ΔE 6, close · closer than Death Korps Drab
Cobalt Green vs Waaagh! FleshColour: Base · ΔE 10, fair · closer than Death Korps Drab
Cobalt Green vs Vulkan GreenColour: Layer · ΔE 10, fair · closer than Death Korps Drab

All matches: Death Korps Drab equivalents · Cobalt Green equivalents