What is the difference between Death Korps Drab and IJA Olive Green?

ΔE 13 (fair). IJA Olive Green is noticeably darker, more muted. Swatch colours are estimates.

Death Korps Drab vs IJA Olive Green

Death Korps Drab

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

IJA Olive Green

Brand: Vallejo
Range: Model Air
Code: 71.286
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #42402c (estimate)

How close are they?

ΔE 12.6, fair: the same colour family, but not a straight swap. IJA Olive Green is noticeably darker, more muted than Death Korps Drab.

Can I use IJA Olive Green instead of Death Korps Drab?

Only where an exact match doesn’t matter, such as a new unit or a highlight. Fair match (ΔE 13). IJA Olive Green is noticeably darker, more muted than Death Korps Drab.

Can I use Death Korps Drab instead of IJA Olive Green?

The same difference applies the other way round: Death Korps Drab is noticeably lighter, more saturated.

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 IJA Olive Green 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 IJA Olive Green
Death Korps Drab vs Interior Green (71.010)Model Air · ΔE 4, very close · closer than IJA Olive Green
Death Korps Drab vs AMT-4 Cam. Green (71.301)Model Air · ΔE 4, very close · closer than IJA Olive Green

Other Citadel paints close to IJA Olive Green

IJA Olive Green vs Skavenblight DingeColour: Layer · ΔE 6, very close · closer than Death Korps Drab
IJA Olive Green vs Steel Legion DrabColour: Base · ΔE 9, close · closer than Death Korps Drab
IJA Olive Green vs Dryad BarkColour: Base · ΔE 12, fair · closer than Death Korps Drab

All matches: Death Korps Drab equivalents · IJA Olive Green equivalents