What is the difference between Steel Legion Drab and Russian Green 4BO?

ΔE 10 (close). Russian Green 4BO is more muted. Swatch colours are estimates.

Steel Legion Drab vs Russian Green 4BO

Steel Legion Drab

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

Russian Green 4BO

Brand: Vallejo
Range: Model Air
Code: 71.017
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #474a3e (estimate)

How close are they?

ΔE 9.6, close: similar, with a visible difference side by side. Russian Green 4BO is more muted than Steel Legion Drab.

Can I use Russian Green 4BO instead of Steel Legion Drab?

Usually, if you are not matching paint already on the model. Close match (ΔE 10). Russian Green 4BO is more muted than Steel Legion Drab.

Can I use Steel Legion Drab instead of Russian Green 4BO?

The same difference applies the other way round: Steel Legion Drab is 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 Russian Green 4BO 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 Russian Green 4BO
Steel Legion Drab vs US Field Drab (71.139)Model Air · ΔE 3, very close · closer than Russian Green 4BO
Steel Legion Drab vs IJA Khaki Brown (71.287)Model Air · ΔE 3, very close · closer than Russian Green 4BO

Other Citadel paints close to Russian Green 4BO

Russian Green 4BO vs Skavenblight DingeColour: Layer · ΔE 5, very close · closer than Steel Legion Drab
Russian Green 4BO vs Eshin GreyColour: Layer · ΔE 8, close · closer than Steel Legion Drab
Russian Green 4BO vs Mechanicus Standard GreyColour: Base · ΔE 13, fair

All matches: Steel Legion Drab equivalents · Russian Green 4BO equivalents