What is the difference between Steel Legion Drab and Dark Slate Grey?

ΔE 10 (close). Dark Slate Grey is cooler. Swatch colours are estimates.

Steel Legion Drab vs Dark Slate Grey

Steel Legion Drab

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

Dark Slate Grey

Brand: Vallejo
Range: Model Air
Code: 71.309
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #484c3b (estimate)

How close are they?

ΔE 9.6, close: similar, with a visible difference side by side. Dark Slate Grey is cooler than Steel Legion Drab.

Can I use Dark Slate Grey instead of Steel Legion Drab?

Usually, if you are not matching paint already on the model. Close match (ΔE 10). Dark Slate Grey is cooler than Steel Legion Drab.

Can I use Steel Legion Drab instead of Dark Slate Grey?

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

Other Citadel paints close to Dark Slate Grey

Dark Slate Grey vs Skavenblight DingeColour: Layer · ΔE 6, close · closer than Steel Legion Drab
Dark Slate Grey vs Death Korps DrabColour: Base · ΔE 11, fair
Dark Slate Grey vs Eshin GreyColour: Layer · ΔE 11, fair

All matches: Steel Legion Drab equivalents · Dark Slate Grey equivalents