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

ΔE 10 (close). IJA Dark Green is more muted. Swatch colours are estimates.

Steel Legion Drab vs IJA Dark Green

Steel Legion Drab

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

IJA Dark Green

Brand: Vallejo
Range: Model Air
Code: 71.285
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #474a3e (estimate)

How close are they?

ΔE 9.6, close: similar, with a visible difference side by side. IJA Dark Green is more muted than Steel Legion Drab.

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

Usually, if you are not matching paint already on the model. Close match (ΔE 10). IJA Dark Green is more muted than Steel Legion Drab.

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

The same difference applies the other way round: Steel Legion Drab is more saturated.

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

Other Citadel paints close to IJA Dark Green

IJA Dark Green vs Skavenblight DingeColour: Layer · ΔE 5, very close · closer than Steel Legion Drab
IJA Dark Green vs Eshin GreyColour: Layer · ΔE 8, close · closer than Steel Legion Drab
IJA Dark Green vs Mechanicus Standard GreyColour: Base · ΔE 13, fair

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