What is the difference between Death Korps Drab and Viridian Grim?

ΔE 19 (loose). Viridian Grim is noticeably darker, more muted, cooler. Swatch colours are estimates.

Death Korps Drab vs Viridian Grim

Death Korps Drab

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

Viridian Grim

Brand: Kimera Kolors
Range: Signature Series
Code: Signature
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #333f35 (estimate)

How close are they?

ΔE 18.6, loose: different enough that you should pick on purpose. Viridian Grim is noticeably darker, more muted, cooler than Death Korps Drab.

Can I use Viridian Grim instead of Death Korps Drab?

Not as a straight swap; see the closer alternatives below. Loose match (ΔE 19). Viridian Grim is noticeably darker, more muted, cooler than Death Korps Drab.

Can I use Death Korps Drab instead of Viridian Grim?

The same difference applies the other way round: Death Korps Drab is noticeably lighter, more saturated, 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 Viridian Grim 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 Viridian Grim
Death Korps Drab vs Fallen Grass (Signature)Signature Series · ΔE 15, fair · closer than Viridian Grim
Death Korps Drab vs Dark Mud (Signature)Signature Series · ΔE 16, loose · closer than Viridian Grim

Other Citadel paints close to Viridian Grim

Viridian Grim vs Skavenblight DingeColour: Layer · ΔE 9, close · closer than Death Korps Drab
Viridian Grim vs Dryad BarkColour: Base · ΔE 10, fair · closer than Death Korps Drab
Viridian Grim vs Eshin GreyColour: Layer · ΔE 11, fair · closer than Death Korps Drab

All matches: Death Korps Drab equivalents · Viridian Grim equivalents