What is the difference between Steel Legion Drab and Brown FS30219?

ΔE 9 (close). Brown FS30219 is a little lighter. Swatch colours are estimates.

Steel Legion Drab vs Brown FS30219

Steel Legion Drab

Brand: Citadel / Warhammer
Range: Colour: Base
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #5a4a3a (estimate)

Brown FS30219

Brand: Mr. Hobby
Range: Mr. Color
Code: C-310
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #6b5f53 (estimate)

How close are they?

ΔE 9.3, close: similar, with a visible difference side by side. Brown FS30219 is a little lighter than Steel Legion Drab.

Can I use Brown FS30219 instead of Steel Legion Drab?

Usually, if you are not matching paint already on the model. Close match (ΔE 9). Brown FS30219 is a little lighter than Steel Legion Drab.

Can I use Steel Legion Drab instead of Brown FS30219?

The same difference applies the other way round: Steel Legion Drab is a little darker.

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 Steel Legion Drab on the colour wheel See Brown FS30219 on the colour wheel

Other Mr. Hobby paints close to Steel Legion Drab

Steel Legion Drab vs Dark Earth BS381C/450 (C-369)Mr. Color · ΔE 5, very close · closer than Brown FS30219
Steel Legion Drab vs Dark Earth (C-22)Mr. Color · ΔE 6, close · closer than Brown FS30219
Steel Legion Drab vs Dark Earth (N-72)Acrysion · ΔE 6, close · closer than Brown FS30219

Other Citadel paints close to Brown FS30219

Brown FS30219 vs Stormvermin FurColour: Layer · ΔE 8, close · closer than Steel Legion Drab
Brown FS30219 vs DawnstoneColour: Layer · ΔE 10, close
Brown FS30219 vs DawnstoneColour: Air · ΔE 10, close

All matches: Steel Legion Drab equivalents · Brown FS30219 equivalents