# Steel Legion Drab (Citadel Base) Paint Equivalents

> Steel Legion Drab (Citadel Base) equivalents: Vallejo Cayman Green, Army Painter Prairie Ochre and Two Thin Coats Dust Bowl, by ΔE colour distance.

Canonical: https://lexmechanic.com/paints/citadel-base/steel-legion-drab

§ PAINT · 11th edition

# Steel Legion Drab: Citadel Base opaque, hex #584e2d. Its closest equivalents in every other range, nearest first.

Paint

Steel Legion Drab

Range

[Citadel Base](/paints/citadel-base)

Finish

opaque

Hex

#584e2d

Hex source

community data

## Steel Legion Drab equivalents

One paint from each other brand: Duncan Rhodes’s own pick where there is one, otherwise the closest in colour and finish.

- ### Vallejo equivalent

    [Cayman Green](/paints/vallejo-game-color/cayman-green-72-067) Vallejo Game Color 72.067 ΔE 4.0

    safe substitute
- ### Army Painter equivalent

    [Prairie Ochre](/paints/army-painter-fanatic/prairie-ochre) Warpaints Fanatic ΔE 7.1

    approximate
- ### Two Thin Coats equivalent

    [Dust Bowl](/paints/two-thin-coats/dust-bowl) ΔE 12.5

    ◆ maker’s pick approximate

Steel Legion Drab is an opaque paint from Citadel Base. The closest paint in any other range is Cayman Green from Vallejo Game Color at ΔE 4.0, a safe substitute. Across the 13 other ranges, none offer a near match and 1 a safe substitute in the same finish; the rest are approximate or a different finish.

## Closest matches

### [Army Painter Speedpaint 2.0](/paints/speedpaint-2)

- [Noble Skin](/paints/speedpaint-2/noble-skin) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 8.1
- [Mummified Grime](/paints/speedpaint-2/mummified-grime) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 9.9
- [Golden Armour](/paints/speedpaint-2/golden-armour) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 12.3

### [Army Painter Warpaints Fanatic](/paints/army-painter-fanatic)

- [Prairie Ochre](/paints/army-painter-fanatic/prairie-ochre) approximate ΔE 7.1
- [Tundra Taupe](/paints/army-painter-fanatic/tundra-taupe) approximate ΔE 8.8
- [Dark Emerald](/paints/army-painter-fanatic/dark-emerald) approximate ΔE 11.4

### [Army Painter Warpaints Fanatic Wash](/paints/army-painter-fanatic-wash)

- [Soft Tone](/paints/army-painter-fanatic-wash/soft-tone) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 11.9
- [Light Tone](/paints/army-painter-fanatic-wash/light-tone) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 13.5
- [Rust Tone](/paints/army-painter-fanatic-wash/rust-tone) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 14.8

### [Citadel Contrast](/paints/citadel-contrast)

- [Aggaros Dunes](/paints/citadel-contrast/aggaros-dunes) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 8.2
- [Snakebite Leather](/paints/citadel-contrast/snakebite-leather) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 8.6
- [Garaghak's Sewer](/paints/citadel-contrast/garaghaks-sewer) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 10.4

### [Citadel Layer](/paints/citadel-layer)

- [Skavenblight Dinge](/paints/citadel-layer/skavenblight-dinge) approximate ΔE 11.7
- [Stormvermin Fur](/paints/citadel-layer/stormvermin-fur) approximate ΔE 14.4
- [Balor Brown](/paints/citadel-layer/balor-brown) approximate ΔE 15.6

### [Citadel Shade](/paints/citadel-shade)

- [Seraphim Sepia](/paints/citadel-shade/seraphim-sepia) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 16.1
- [Athonian Camoshade](/paints/citadel-shade/athonian-camoshade) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 18.6
- [Agrax Earthshade](/paints/citadel-shade/agrax-earthshade) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 20.5

### [Two Thin Coats](/paints/two-thin-coats)

- [Dust Bowl](/paints/two-thin-coats/dust-bowl) ◆ maker’s pick approximate ΔE 12.5
- [Eidolon Grey](/paints/two-thin-coats/eidolon-grey) approximate ΔE 9.5
- [Fury Green](/paints/two-thin-coats/fury-green) approximate ΔE 10.8

### [Vallejo Game Air](/paints/vallejo-game-air)

- [Earth](/paints/vallejo-game-air/earth-76-062) approximate ΔE 10.2
- [Beasty Brown](/paints/vallejo-game-air/beasty-brown-76-043) approximate ΔE 12.6
- [Neutral Grey](/paints/vallejo-game-air/neutral-grey-76-050) approximate ΔE 14.0

### [Vallejo Game Color](/paints/vallejo-game-color)

- [Cayman Green](/paints/vallejo-game-color/cayman-green-72-067) safe substitute ΔE 4.0
- [Dirty Grey](/paints/vallejo-game-color/dirty-grey-72-145) safe substitute ΔE 6.8
- [Goblin Green](/paints/vallejo-game-color/goblin-green-72-030) approximate ΔE 10.0

### [Vallejo Mecha Color](/paints/vallejo-mecha)

- [Dark Green](/paints/vallejo-mecha/dark-green-69-030) approximate ΔE 8.8
- [Oil Stains (Gloss)](/paints/vallejo-mecha/oil-stains-gloss-69-813) approximate ΔE 10.0
- [Brown](/paints/vallejo-mecha/brown-69-034) approximate ΔE 11.8

### [Vallejo Metal Color](/paints/vallejo-metal)

- [Steel](/paints/vallejo-metal/steel-77-712) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 19.4
- [Gunmetal Grey](/paints/vallejo-metal/gunmetal-grey-77-720) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 19.6
- [Jet Exhaust](/paints/vallejo-metal/jet-exhaust-77-713) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 21.3

### [Vallejo Wash](/paints/vallejo-wash)

- [Oiled Earth](/paints/vallejo-wash/oiled-earth-76-521) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 11.5
- [Brown](/paints/vallejo-wash/brown-76-513) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 12.7
- [Dark Grey](/paints/vallejo-wash/dark-grey-76-517) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 13.2

### [Vallejo Xpress](/paints/vallejo-xpress)

- [Battledress Brown](/paints/vallejo-xpress/battledress-brown-72-473) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 5.0
- [Plague Green](/paints/vallejo-xpress/plague-green-72-419) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 5.7
- [Camouflage Green](/paints/vallejo-xpress/camouflage-green-72-467) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 6.4

## Also in Citadel Base

- [XV-88](/paints/citadel-base/xv-88) approximate ΔE 10.7
- [Deathworld Forest](/paints/citadel-base/deathworld-forest) approximate ΔE 11.5
- [Death Korps Drab](/paints/citadel-base/death-korps-drab) approximate ΔE 12.4

Every pot in [Citadel Base](/paints/citadel-base) has a page like this one. Citadel against the other brands, whole ranges at a time: [Citadel to Vallejo](/paints/citadel-to-vallejo), [Citadel to Army Painter](/paints/citadel-to-army-painter), [Citadel to Two Thin Coats](/paints/citadel-to-two-thin-coats), [Vallejo to Citadel](/paints/vallejo-to-citadel), [Army Painter to Citadel](/paints/army-painter-to-citadel), [Two Thin Coats to Citadel](/paints/two-thin-coats-to-citadel).

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##  Questions

What is the Vallejo equivalent of Steel Legion Drab?

Cayman Green from Vallejo Game Color, at ΔE 4.0: a safe substitute in the same finish.

What is the Army Painter equivalent of Steel Legion Drab?

Prairie Ochre from Warpaints Fanatic, at ΔE 7.1: the nearest opaque paint from Army Painter, though only an approximate match.

What is the Two Thin Coats equivalent of Steel Legion Drab?

Dust Bowl from Two Thin Coats: the equivalent published by Duncan Rhodes, who makes Two Thin Coats. By colour alone the two sit ΔE 12.5 apart.