What is the difference between Steel Legion Drab and JGSD Brown?

ΔE 10 (close). JGSD Brown is a little lighter, more muted. Swatch colours are estimates.

Steel Legion Drab vs JGSD Brown

Steel Legion Drab

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

JGSD Brown

Brand: Vallejo
Range: Model Air
Code: 71.297
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #5a5550 (estimate)

How close are they?

ΔE 9.8, close: similar, with a visible difference side by side. JGSD Brown is a little lighter, more muted than Steel Legion Drab.

Can I use JGSD Brown instead of Steel Legion Drab?

Usually, if you are not matching paint already on the model. Close match (ΔE 10). JGSD Brown is a little lighter, more muted than Steel Legion Drab.

Can I use Steel Legion Drab instead of JGSD Brown?

The same difference applies the other way round: Steel Legion Drab is a little darker, 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 JGSD 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 JGSD Brown
Steel Legion Drab vs US Field Drab (71.139)Model Air · ΔE 3, very close · closer than JGSD Brown
Steel Legion Drab vs IJA Khaki Brown (71.287)Model Air · ΔE 3, very close · closer than JGSD Brown

Other Citadel paints close to JGSD Brown

JGSD Brown vs Eshin GreyColour: Layer · ΔE 6, close · closer than Steel Legion Drab
JGSD Brown vs Skavenblight DingeColour: Layer · ΔE 9, close · closer than Steel Legion Drab
JGSD Brown vs DawnstoneColour: Layer · ΔE 10, fair

All matches: Steel Legion Drab equivalents · JGSD Brown equivalents