What is the difference between Death Korps Drab and Grass Color?

ΔE 11 (fair). Grass Color is more muted, cooler. Swatch colours are estimates.

Death Korps Drab vs Grass Color

Death Korps Drab

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

Grass Color

Brand: Mr. Hobby
Range: Mr. Color
Code: C-523
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #4f5d4c (estimate)

How close are they?

ΔE 11.1, fair: the same colour family, but not a straight swap. Grass Color is more muted, cooler than Death Korps Drab.

Can I use Grass Color instead of Death Korps Drab?

Only where an exact match doesn’t matter, such as a new unit or a highlight. Fair match (ΔE 11). Grass Color is more muted, cooler than Death Korps Drab.

Can I use Death Korps Drab instead of Grass Color?

The same difference applies the other way round: Death Korps Drab is 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 Grass Color on the colour wheel

Other Mr. Hobby paints close to Death Korps Drab

Death Korps Drab vs Khaki (C-55)Mr. Color · ΔE 5, very close · closer than Grass Color
Death Korps Drab vs Khaki (N-81)Acrysion · ΔE 5, very close · closer than Grass Color
Death Korps Drab vs RLM 80 Olive Green (H-420)Aqueous Hobby Color · ΔE 5, very close · closer than Grass Color

Other Citadel paints close to Grass Color

Grass Color vs DawnstoneColour: Layer · ΔE 12, fair
Grass Color vs DawnstoneColour: Air · ΔE 12, fair
Grass Color vs DawnstoneColour: Dry · ΔE 12, fair

All matches: Death Korps Drab equivalents · Grass Color equivalents