What is the difference between Steel Legion Drab and IJA Earth Brown?

ΔE 7 (close). IJA Earth Brown is a little lighter. Swatch colours are estimates.

Steel Legion Drab vs IJA Earth Brown

Steel Legion Drab

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

IJA Earth Brown

Brand: Vallejo
Range: Model Air
Code: 71.136
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #6a5a48 (estimate)

How close are they?

ΔE 6.7, close: similar, with a visible difference side by side. IJA Earth Brown is a little lighter than Steel Legion Drab.

Can I use IJA Earth Brown instead of Steel Legion Drab?

Usually, if you are not matching paint already on the model. Close match (ΔE 7). IJA Earth Brown is a little lighter than Steel Legion Drab.

Can I use Steel Legion Drab instead of IJA Earth Brown?

The same difference applies the other way round: Steel Legion Drab is a little darker.

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

Other Citadel paints close to IJA Earth Brown

IJA Earth Brown vs Stormvermin FurColour: Layer · ΔE 4, very close · closer than Steel Legion Drab
IJA Earth Brown vs Sylvaneth BarkColour: Dry · ΔE 9, close
IJA Earth Brown vs Gorthor BrownColour: Layer · ΔE 11, fair

All matches: Steel Legion Drab equivalents · IJA Earth Brown equivalents