What is the difference between Steel Legion Drab and BS Dark Green?

ΔE 12 (fair). BS Dark Green is a little darker, cooler. Swatch colours are estimates.

Steel Legion Drab vs BS Dark Green

Steel Legion Drab

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

BS Dark Green

Brand: Vallejo
Range: Model Air
Code: 71.324
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #393d2f (estimate)

How close are they?

ΔE 12.3, fair: the same colour family, but not a straight swap. BS Dark Green is a little darker, cooler than Steel Legion Drab.

Can I use BS Dark Green instead of Steel Legion Drab?

Only where an exact match doesn’t matter, such as a new unit or a highlight. Fair match (ΔE 12). BS Dark Green is a little darker, cooler than Steel Legion Drab.

Can I use Steel Legion Drab instead of BS Dark Green?

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 BS Dark 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 BS Dark Green
Steel Legion Drab vs US Field Drab (71.139)Model Air · ΔE 3, very close · closer than BS Dark Green
Steel Legion Drab vs IJA Khaki Brown (71.287)Model Air · ΔE 3, very close · closer than BS Dark Green

Other Citadel paints close to BS Dark Green

BS Dark Green vs Skavenblight DingeColour: Layer · ΔE 6, close · closer than Steel Legion Drab
BS Dark Green vs Dryad BarkColour: Base · ΔE 9, close · closer than Steel Legion Drab
BS Dark Green vs Eshin GreyColour: Layer · ΔE 11, fair · closer than Steel Legion Drab

All matches: Steel Legion Drab equivalents · BS Dark Green equivalents