What is the difference between Drab Brown and Khaki Green Num.?

ΔE 10 (close). Khaki Green Num. is a little darker, more muted. Swatch colours are estimates.

Drab Brown vs Khaki Green Num.

Drab Brown

Brand: Pro Acryl
Range: Standard / Signature / AMP
Code: S40
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #5e4e3e (estimate)

Khaki Green Num.

Brand: Vallejo
Range: Model Air
Code: 71.330
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #4c4742 (estimate)

How close are they?

ΔE 9.5, close: similar, with a visible difference side by side. Khaki Green Num. is a little darker, more muted than Drab Brown.

Can I use Khaki Green Num. instead of Drab Brown?

Usually, if you are not matching paint already on the model. Close match (ΔE 10). Khaki Green Num. is a little darker, more muted than Drab Brown.

Can I use Drab Brown instead of Khaki Green Num.?

The same difference applies the other way round: Drab Brown is a little lighter, 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 Drab Brown on the colour wheel See Khaki Green Num. on the colour wheel

Other Vallejo paints close to Drab Brown

Drab Brown vs Camou. Pale Brown (71.035)Model Air · ΔE 2, very close · closer than Khaki Green Num.
Drab Brown vs US Field Drab (71.139)Model Air · ΔE 3, very close · closer than Khaki Green Num.
Drab Brown vs IJA Khaki Brown (71.287)Model Air · ΔE 3, very close · closer than Khaki Green Num.

Other Pro Acryl paints close to Khaki Green Num.

Khaki Green Num. vs Dark Warm Grey (016)Standard / Signature / AMP · ΔE 2, very close · closer than Drab Brown
Khaki Green Num. vs Dark Neutral Grey (044)Standard / Signature / AMP · ΔE 8, close · closer than Drab Brown
Khaki Green Num. vs Neutral Grey (075)Standard / Signature / AMP · ΔE 10, fair

All matches: Drab Brown equivalents · Khaki Green Num. equivalents