What is the difference between Steel Legion Drab and Dark Green RLM71?

ΔE 9 (close). Dark Green RLM71 is a little darker, cooler. Swatch colours are estimates.

Steel Legion Drab vs Dark Green RLM71

Steel Legion Drab

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

Dark Green RLM71

Brand: Vallejo
Range: Model Air
Code: 71.015
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #42402c (estimate)

How close are they?

ΔE 9.2, close: similar, with a visible difference side by side. Dark Green RLM71 is a little darker, cooler than Steel Legion Drab.

Can I use Dark Green RLM71 instead of Steel Legion Drab?

Usually, if you are not matching paint already on the model. Close match (ΔE 9). Dark Green RLM71 is a little darker, cooler than Steel Legion Drab.

Can I use Steel Legion Drab instead of Dark Green RLM71?

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 Dark Green RLM71 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 Dark Green RLM71
Steel Legion Drab vs US Field Drab (71.139)Model Air · ΔE 3, very close · closer than Dark Green RLM71
Steel Legion Drab vs IJA Khaki Brown (71.287)Model Air · ΔE 3, very close · closer than Dark Green RLM71

Other Citadel paints close to Dark Green RLM71

Dark Green RLM71 vs Skavenblight DingeColour: Layer · ΔE 6, very close · closer than Steel Legion Drab
Dark Green RLM71 vs Dryad BarkColour: Base · ΔE 12, fair
Dark Green RLM71 vs Death Korps DrabColour: Base · ΔE 13, fair

All matches: Steel Legion Drab equivalents · Dark Green RLM71 equivalents