What is the difference between Steel Legion Drab and Interior Green?

ΔE 10 (close). Interior Green is cooler. Swatch colours are estimates.

Steel Legion Drab vs Interior Green

Steel Legion Drab

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

Interior Green

Brand: Vallejo
Range: Model Air
Code: 71.010
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #56553b (estimate)

How close are they?

ΔE 9.5, close: similar, with a visible difference side by side. Interior Green is cooler than Steel Legion Drab.

Can I use Interior Green instead of Steel Legion Drab?

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

Can I use Steel Legion Drab instead of Interior Green?

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

Other Citadel paints close to Interior Green

Interior Green vs Death Korps DrabColour: Base · ΔE 4, very close · closer than Steel Legion Drab
Interior Green vs Stormvermin FurColour: Layer · ΔE 8, close · closer than Steel Legion Drab
Interior Green vs Skavenblight DingeColour: Layer · ΔE 11, fair

All matches: Steel Legion Drab equivalents · Interior Green equivalents