What is the difference between Death Korps Drab and Germ. Beige WWII?

ΔE 9 (close). Germ. Beige WWII is a little lighter, more muted, warmer. Swatch colours are estimates.

Death Korps Drab vs Germ. Beige WWII

Death Korps Drab

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

Germ. Beige WWII

Brand: Vallejo
Range: Model Color
Code: 70.821
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #6a6550 (estimate)

How close are they?

ΔE 8.8, close: similar, with a visible difference side by side. Germ. Beige WWII is a little lighter, more muted, warmer than Death Korps Drab.

Can I use Germ. Beige WWII instead of Death Korps Drab?

Usually, if you are not matching paint already on the model. Close match (ΔE 9). Germ. Beige WWII is a little lighter, more muted, warmer than Death Korps Drab.

Can I use Death Korps Drab instead of Germ. Beige WWII?

The same difference applies the other way round: Death Korps Drab is a little darker, more saturated, 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 Germ. Beige WWII on the colour wheel

Other Vallejo paints close to Death Korps Drab

Death Korps Drab vs US Light Green (71.137)Model Air · ΔE 2, very close · closer than Germ. Beige WWII
Death Korps Drab vs Interior Green (71.010)Model Air · ΔE 4, very close · closer than Germ. Beige WWII
Death Korps Drab vs AMT-4 Cam. Green (71.301)Model Air · ΔE 4, very close · closer than Germ. Beige WWII

Other Citadel paints close to Germ. Beige WWII

Germ. Beige WWII vs Stormvermin FurColour: Layer · ΔE 7, close · closer than Death Korps Drab
Germ. Beige WWII vs DawnstoneColour: Layer · ΔE 11, fair
Germ. Beige WWII vs DawnstoneColour: Air · ΔE 11, fair

All matches: Death Korps Drab equivalents · Germ. Beige WWII equivalents