What is the difference between Death Korps Drab and Germ. Green Brown?

ΔE 10 (fair). Germ. Green Brown is a little lighter, warmer. Swatch colours are estimates.

Death Korps Drab vs Germ. Green Brown

Death Korps Drab

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

Germ. Green Brown

Brand: Vallejo
Range: Model Air
Code: 70.606
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #756242 (estimate)

How close are they?

ΔE 10.3, fair: the same colour family, but not a straight swap. Germ. Green Brown is a little lighter, warmer than Death Korps Drab.

Can I use Germ. Green Brown instead of Death Korps Drab?

Only where an exact match doesn’t matter, such as a new unit or a highlight. Fair match (ΔE 10). Germ. Green Brown is a little lighter, warmer than Death Korps Drab.

Can I use Death Korps Drab instead of Germ. Green Brown?

The same difference applies the other way round: Death Korps Drab is a little darker, 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. Green Brown 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. Green Brown
Death Korps Drab vs Interior Green (71.010)Model Air · ΔE 4, very close · closer than Germ. Green Brown
Death Korps Drab vs AMT-4 Cam. Green (71.301)Model Air · ΔE 4, very close · closer than Germ. Green Brown

Other Citadel paints close to Germ. Green Brown

Germ. Green Brown vs Stormvermin FurColour: Layer · ΔE 6, very close · closer than Death Korps Drab
Germ. Green Brown vs Hobgrot HideColour: Base · ΔE 7, close · closer than Death Korps Drab
Germ. Green Brown vs Sylvaneth BarkColour: Dry · ΔE 8, close · closer than Death Korps Drab

All matches: Death Korps Drab equivalents · Germ. Green Brown equivalents