What is the difference between Steel Legion Drab and Red Brown 2?

ΔE 9 (close). Red Brown 2 is a little darker, cooler. Swatch colours are estimates.

Steel Legion Drab vs Red Brown 2

Steel Legion Drab

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

Red Brown 2

Brand: Tamiya
Range: XF Flat Acrylic
Code: XF-90
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #5b3e38 (estimate)

How close are they?

ΔE 9.1, close: similar, with a visible difference side by side. Red Brown 2 is a little darker, cooler than Steel Legion Drab.

Can I use Red Brown 2 instead of Steel Legion Drab?

Usually, if you are not matching paint already on the model. Close match (ΔE 9). Red Brown 2 is a little darker, cooler than Steel Legion Drab.

Can I use Steel Legion Drab instead of Red Brown 2?

The same difference applies the other way round: Steel Legion 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 Steel Legion Drab on the colour wheel See Red Brown 2 on the colour wheel

Other Tamiya paints close to Steel Legion Drab

Steel Legion Drab vs Linoleum Deck Brown (XF-79)XF Flat Acrylic · ΔE 6, close · closer than Red Brown 2
Steel Legion Drab vs Linoleum Deck Brown (TS-69)TS Spray · ΔE 6, close · closer than Red Brown 2
Steel Legion Drab vs Red Brown (XF-64)XF Flat Acrylic · ΔE 7, close · closer than Red Brown 2

Other Citadel paints close to Red Brown 2

Red Brown 2 vs Rhinox HideColour: Base · ΔE 9, close · closer than Steel Legion Drab
Red Brown 2 vs Skavenblight DingeColour: Layer · ΔE 12, fair
Red Brown 2 vs Thondia BrownColour: Base · ΔE 12, fair

All matches: Steel Legion Drab equivalents · Red Brown 2 equivalents