What is the difference between Death Korps Drab and Dark Mud?

ΔE 16 (loose). Dark Mud is noticeably darker, warmer. Swatch colours are estimates.

Death Korps Drab vs Dark Mud

Death Korps Drab

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

Dark Mud

Brand: Kimera Kolors
Range: Signature Series
Code: Signature
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #44371e (estimate)

How close are they?

ΔE 15.6, loose: different enough that you should pick on purpose. Dark Mud is noticeably darker, warmer than Death Korps Drab.

Can I use Dark Mud instead of Death Korps Drab?

Not as a straight swap; see the closer alternatives below. Loose match (ΔE 16). Dark Mud is noticeably darker, warmer than Death Korps Drab.

Can I use Death Korps Drab instead of Dark Mud?

The same difference applies the other way round: Death Korps Drab is noticeably lighter, 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 Death Korps Drab on the colour wheel See Dark Mud on the colour wheel

Other Kimera Kolors paints close to Death Korps Drab

Death Korps Drab vs Poison Green (Signature)Signature Series · ΔE 12, fair · closer than Dark Mud
Death Korps Drab vs Fallen Grass (Signature)Signature Series · ΔE 15, fair · closer than Dark Mud
Death Korps Drab vs Viridian Grim (Signature)Signature Series · ΔE 19, loose

Other Citadel paints close to Dark Mud

Dark Mud vs Thondia BrownColour: Base · ΔE 10, fair · closer than Death Korps Drab
Dark Mud vs Steel Legion DrabColour: Base · ΔE 11, fair · closer than Death Korps Drab
Dark Mud vs Skavenblight DingeColour: Layer · ΔE 11, fair · closer than Death Korps Drab

All matches: Death Korps Drab equivalents · Dark Mud equivalents