What is the difference between Steel Legion Drab and AMT-4 Cam. Green?

ΔE 10 (close). AMT-4 Cam. Green is cooler. Swatch colours are estimates.

Steel Legion Drab vs AMT-4 Cam. Green

Steel Legion Drab

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

AMT-4 Cam. Green

Brand: Vallejo
Range: Model Air
Code: 71.301
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #56553b (estimate)

How close are they?

ΔE 9.5, close: similar, with a visible difference side by side. AMT-4 Cam. Green is cooler than Steel Legion Drab.

Can I use AMT-4 Cam. Green instead of Steel Legion Drab?

Usually, if you are not matching paint already on the model. Close match (ΔE 10). AMT-4 Cam. Green is cooler than Steel Legion Drab.

Can I use Steel Legion Drab instead of AMT-4 Cam. Green?

The same difference applies the other way round: Steel Legion Drab is 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 AMT-4 Cam. Green on the colour wheel

Other Vallejo paints close to Steel Legion Drab

Steel Legion Drab vs Camou. Pale Brown (71.035)Model Air · ΔE 3, very close · closer than AMT-4 Cam. Green
Steel Legion Drab vs US Field Drab (71.139)Model Air · ΔE 3, very close · closer than AMT-4 Cam. Green
Steel Legion Drab vs IJA Khaki Brown (71.287)Model Air · ΔE 3, very close · closer than AMT-4 Cam. Green

Other Citadel paints close to AMT-4 Cam. Green

AMT-4 Cam. Green vs Death Korps DrabColour: Base · ΔE 4, very close · closer than Steel Legion Drab
AMT-4 Cam. Green vs Stormvermin FurColour: Layer · ΔE 8, close · closer than Steel Legion Drab
AMT-4 Cam. Green vs Skavenblight DingeColour: Layer · ΔE 11, fair

All matches: Steel Legion Drab equivalents · AMT-4 Cam. Green equivalents