What is the difference between Steel Legion Drab and Olive Green RLM80?

ΔE 13 (fair). Olive Green RLM80 is a little darker, cooler. Swatch colours are estimates.

Steel Legion Drab vs Olive Green RLM80

Steel Legion Drab

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

Olive Green RLM80

Brand: Vallejo
Range: Model Air
Code: 71.265
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #3e473a (estimate)

How close are they?

ΔE 12.5, fair: the same colour family, but not a straight swap. Olive Green RLM80 is a little darker, cooler than Steel Legion Drab.

Can I use Olive Green RLM80 instead of Steel Legion Drab?

Only where an exact match doesn’t matter, such as a new unit or a highlight. Fair match (ΔE 13). Olive Green RLM80 is a little darker, cooler than Steel Legion Drab.

Can I use Steel Legion Drab instead of Olive Green RLM80?

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 Olive Green RLM80 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 Olive Green RLM80
Steel Legion Drab vs US Field Drab (71.139)Model Air · ΔE 3, very close · closer than Olive Green RLM80
Steel Legion Drab vs IJA Khaki Brown (71.287)Model Air · ΔE 3, very close · closer than Olive Green RLM80

Other Citadel paints close to Olive Green RLM80

Olive Green RLM80 vs Skavenblight DingeColour: Layer · ΔE 7, close · closer than Steel Legion Drab
Olive Green RLM80 vs Eshin GreyColour: Layer · ΔE 10, close · closer than Steel Legion Drab
Olive Green RLM80 vs Dryad BarkColour: Base · ΔE 13, fair

All matches: Steel Legion Drab equivalents · Olive Green RLM80 equivalents