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

ΔE 14 (fair). Khaki Brown is noticeably lighter, warmer. Swatch colours are estimates.

Death Korps Drab vs Khaki Brown

Death Korps Drab

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

Khaki Brown

Brand: Vallejo
Range: Model Air
Code: 71.024
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #826e54 (estimate)

How close are they?

ΔE 14.0, fair: the same colour family, but not a straight swap. Khaki Brown is noticeably lighter, warmer than Death Korps Drab.

Can I use Khaki 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 14). Khaki Brown is noticeably lighter, warmer than Death Korps Drab.

Can I use Death Korps Drab instead of Khaki Brown?

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

Other Citadel paints close to Khaki Brown

Khaki Brown vs Stormvermin FurColour: Layer · ΔE 9, close · closer than Death Korps Drab
Khaki Brown vs Sylvaneth BarkColour: Dry · ΔE 9, close · closer than Death Korps Drab
Khaki Brown vs Hobgrot HideColour: Base · ΔE 11, fair · closer than Death Korps Drab

All matches: Death Korps Drab equivalents · Khaki Brown equivalents