What is the difference between Death Korps Drab and Uniform Green?

ΔE 10 (fair). Uniform Green is a little darker, cooler. Swatch colours are estimates.

Death Korps Drab vs Uniform Green

Death Korps Drab

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

Uniform Green

Brand: Vallejo
Range: Model Color
Code: 70.922
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #3d4f2f (estimate)

How close are they?

ΔE 10.3, fair: the same colour family, but not a straight swap. Uniform Green is a little darker, cooler than Death Korps Drab.

Can I use Uniform 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 10). Uniform Green is a little darker, cooler than Death Korps Drab.

Can I use Death Korps Drab instead of Uniform Green?

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

Other Citadel paints close to Uniform Green

Uniform Green vs Death World ForestColour: Base · ΔE 11, fair
Uniform Green vs Death World ForestColour: Air · ΔE 11, fair
Uniform Green vs Caliban GreenColour: Base · ΔE 12, fair

All matches: Death Korps Drab equivalents · Uniform Green equivalents