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

ΔE 12 (fair). Olive Grey is more muted, cooler. Swatch colours are estimates.

Death Korps Drab vs Olive Grey

Death Korps Drab

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

Olive Grey

Brand: Vallejo
Range: Model Air
Code: 71.096
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #525e50 (estimate)

How close are they?

ΔE 12.3, fair: the same colour family, but not a straight swap. Olive Grey is more muted, cooler than Death Korps Drab.

Can I use Olive Grey 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). Olive Grey is more muted, cooler than Death Korps Drab.

Can I use Death Korps Drab instead of Olive Grey?

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

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

Other Citadel paints close to Olive Grey

Olive Grey vs DawnstoneColour: Layer · ΔE 10, fair · closer than Death Korps Drab
Olive Grey vs DawnstoneColour: Air · ΔE 10, fair · closer than Death Korps Drab
Olive Grey vs DawnstoneColour: Dry · ΔE 10, fair · closer than Death Korps Drab

All matches: Death Korps Drab equivalents · Olive Grey equivalents