Death Korps Drab vs Olive Drab

Death Korps Drab

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

Olive Drab

Brand
Tamiya
Range
XF Flat Acrylic
Code
XF-62
Type
an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch
#525f41 (estimate)

How close are they?

ΔE 6.2, close: similar, with a visible difference side by side. Olive Drab is cooler than Death Korps Drab.

Can I use Olive Drab instead of Death Korps Drab?

Usually, if you are not matching paint already on the model. Close match (ΔE 6). Olive Drab is cooler than Death Korps Drab.

Can I use Death Korps Drab instead of Olive Drab?

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

Other Tamiya paints close to Death Korps Drab

Other Citadel paints close to Olive Drab

All matches: Death Korps Drab equivalents · Olive Drab equivalents

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