What is the difference between Steel Legion Drab and N.?

ΔE 9 (close). N. is a little darker, cooler. Swatch colours are estimates.

Steel Legion Drab vs N.

Steel Legion Drab

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

N.

Brand: Vallejo
Range: Model Air
Code: 71.316
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #42402c (estimate)

How close are they?

ΔE 9.2, close: similar, with a visible difference side by side. N. is a little darker, cooler than Steel Legion Drab.

Can I use N. instead of Steel Legion Drab?

Usually, if you are not matching paint already on the model. Close match (ΔE 9). N. is a little darker, cooler than Steel Legion Drab.

Can I use Steel Legion Drab instead of N.?

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

Other Citadel paints close to N.

N. vs Skavenblight DingeColour: Layer · ΔE 6, very close · closer than Steel Legion Drab
N. vs Dryad BarkColour: Base · ΔE 12, fair
N. vs Death Korps DrabColour: Base · ΔE 13, fair

All matches: Steel Legion Drab equivalents · N. equivalents