In the pot, Death Korps Drab reads as a cool grey, dark and muted. No shortage of substitutes here, Rlm 73 from AK Interactive matches at 88 percent and 5 brands carry a strong same-finish near-match. It builds a smooth gradient with Vulkan Green underneath and Dark Reaper on the highlights, all in the Citadel line. Bottom line: run out mid-project and another brand will get you within a shade.
Death Korps Drab equivalents, brand by brand
1 of the 11 brands with a mapped match get genuinely close to Citadel Death Korps Drab, though none is a clone. Brand by brand, the nearest colors are:
- Closest AK Interactive equivalent: AK Interactive Rlm 73, close, with a hint of drift side by side (delta E 2.5).
- The Two Thin Coats pick: Two Thin Coats Wyvern Green, a near match with visible drift up close (delta E 2.7).
- Nearest in the Vallejo catalog: Vallejo German Uniform, close, with a hint of drift side by side (delta E 3.3).
- Best Revell option: Revell Dark Green/Dunkelgrün (RAL 6020), a near match with visible drift up close (delta E 3.8).
- From P3 Paints: P3 Paints Pyg Grey, close, with a hint of drift side by side (delta E 3.8).
- Humbrol's closest color: Humbrol Matt Olive Drab, workable at tabletop distance, not up close (delta E 4.2).
The drift here is spread thinly across hue, lightness and saturation rather than leaning one way, so the mismatch reads as a general haze at delta E 2.5 rather than an obvious shift.
How to read the score
90+Close
80sUsable
<70Mix
AK Interactive
Rlm 73
Rlm 81 Version 2
Field Grey Base #2 (Grey Uniform)
Rlm 70
Modern Spanish Green
Wwi French Green 1
Forest Green (Fs 34079)
Pc10 Late
Medium Green 42
Gunship Green
French Army Green
Green Uniform Base
Waffen Green
Base Green (Protective)
Nº9 Olive Drab (Fs 33070)
S.C.C. No.15 Olive Drab
Rlm 82
Idf Green
Rlm 80
Rlm 81 Version 1
Dark Green (Fs 34102)
Ral 6003 Olivgrün Opt.2
Field Grey Base #1 (Green Uniform)
Slate No.34
Two Thin Coats
Vallejo
German Uniform
Military Green
Yellow Olive
Camouflage Olive Green
Refractive Green
Olive Grey
Us Dark Green
Luftwaffe Green
Gunship Green
Medium Olive
Revell
P3 Paints
Humbrol
Tamiya
The Army Painter
Scale75
Green Stuff World
Monument Pro Acryl
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Frequently asked
What is the closest equivalent to Citadel Death Korps Drab?
The closest same-finish match is AK Interactive Rlm 73 at 88% color similarity.
Is there a Vallejo equivalent of Death Korps Drab?
Yes. The closest Vallejo option is German Uniform at 84%, a same-finish match.
What color is Death Korps Drab?
Death Korps Drab is a dark muted grey with a cool undertone (hex #3D4539).
What do I highlight and shade Death Korps Drab with?
Highlight Death Korps Drab toward Dark Reaper and shade it down into Vulkan Green, both Citadel paints in the same finish family.