What is the difference between Steel Legion Drab and USAF Olive Drab?

ΔE 7 (close). USAF Olive Drab is cooler. Swatch colours are estimates.

Steel Legion Drab vs USAF Olive Drab

Steel Legion Drab

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

USAF Olive Drab

Brand: Vallejo
Range: Model Air
Code: 71.016
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #555343 (estimate)

How close are they?

ΔE 7.2, close: similar, with a visible difference side by side. USAF Olive Drab is cooler than Steel Legion Drab.

Can I use USAF Olive Drab instead of Steel Legion Drab?

Usually, if you are not matching paint already on the model. Close match (ΔE 7). USAF Olive Drab is cooler than Steel Legion Drab.

Can I use Steel Legion Drab instead of USAF Olive Drab?

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

Other Citadel paints close to USAF Olive Drab

USAF Olive Drab vs Skavenblight DingeColour: Layer · ΔE 7, close · closer than Steel Legion Drab
USAF Olive Drab vs Stormvermin FurColour: Layer · ΔE 9, close
USAF Olive Drab vs Death Korps DrabColour: Base · ΔE 10, close

All matches: Steel Legion Drab equivalents · USAF Olive Drab equivalents