What is the difference between Death Korps Drab and Grey Brown?

ΔE 12 (fair). Grey Brown is a little darker, warmer. Swatch colours are estimates.

Death Korps Drab vs Grey Brown

Death Korps Drab

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

Grey Brown

Brand: Vallejo
Range: Model Color
Code: 70.762
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #4c4021 (estimate)

How close are they?

ΔE 11.8, fair: the same colour family, but not a straight swap. Grey Brown is a little darker, warmer than Death Korps Drab.

Can I use Grey 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 12). Grey Brown is a little darker, warmer than Death Korps Drab.

Can I use Death Korps Drab instead of Grey Brown?

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

Other Citadel paints close to Grey Brown

Grey Brown vs Steel Legion DrabColour: Base · ΔE 11, fair · closer than Death Korps Drab
Grey Brown vs Thondia BrownColour: Base · ΔE 11, fair · closer than Death Korps Drab
Grey Brown vs Gorthor BrownColour: Layer · ΔE 12, fair

All matches: Death Korps Drab equivalents · Grey Brown equivalents