| Winston Smith | 16 Feb 2019 9:57 a.m. PST |
It's a color often used to describe cheap undyed Continental uniforms.
Or is it? I've used a dirty off-white, and then stained it with The Dip. In this case, Minwax Tudor Satin.
What do you use? |
| nevinsrip | 16 Feb 2019 11:19 a.m. PST |
I used a light tan color. I also use several different color washes to vary the color. |
| epturner | 16 Feb 2019 12:10 p.m. PST |
I use a greyish light brown. Vallejo Kahki mixed with Iraqui Sand or Stone Grey. The Dip is Good. Eric |
 ColCampbell  | 16 Feb 2019 6:39 p.m. PST |
John,
I've read on several Civil War uniform discussion sites that drab covered a wide range of coloring. All three of the uses that nevinsrip, epturner, and you describe could probably fit the bill. Jim |
| Winston Smith | 16 Feb 2019 7:50 p.m. PST |
So it's like khaki, butternut and feldgrau. 
Whichever bottle is closer. |
| Bill N | 16 Feb 2019 8:14 p.m. PST |
So now that we have that 18th century mystery solved, what color is "light"? |
| Thresher01 | 16 Feb 2019 8:58 p.m. PST |
"Light" is brighter than "dark". I thought everyone knew that. ;-) |
| Zephyr1 | 16 Feb 2019 10:47 p.m. PST |
"Light" can mean "faded", or even "It's been washed (cleaned)"… ;-) |
| Winston Smith | 16 Feb 2019 11:09 p.m. PST |
There are those out there who think we're not treating this seriously!
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| Patrick R | 17 Feb 2019 4:47 a.m. PST |
Normally there was a dye recipe in the "Mix three pints of Podgornian Amber with 3/4ths of an Amphora of Swabian Peach and a dram of Blackish White and then throw it in the swamp for a fortnight." vein. |
| FlyXwire | 17 Feb 2019 6:30 a.m. PST |
:))) Btw, besides The Dip, an ample dry-brush of tan can do wonders for making many colors 'drab'ish. |
| 42flanker | 17 Feb 2019 7:25 a.m. PST |
In mid-C19th English usage,'drab' was the term used for a mousey-cinnamon-brownish shade that was used in home waters before 'khakee' finally won out as a general term, equally vague. |
 Flashman14 | 17 Feb 2019 8:38 a.m. PST |
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| 7th Va Cavalry | 17 Feb 2019 9:05 a.m. PST |
My wife tells me I don't put half of this effort into deciding my own clothing for the day. |
 Jeff Ewing | 17 Feb 2019 3:48 p.m. PST |
For pix you might look at the current "Poldark" -- the Cornish miners all wear sort of beige homespun. It's interesting because you can really see how someone might enlist just to get a red coat. |
| robert piepenbrink | 17 Feb 2019 5:00 p.m. PST |
They gave you a red coat? All I got the first time was tan or a sort of off green and one blue suit you never got to wear. Then the next time everything looked as though it was moldy, even when it was clean. I finally got a dark blue coat again, but I had to pay for it myself and I think I wore it twice. |
| ColCampbell | 18 Feb 2019 12:17 p.m. PST |
There are those out there who think we're not treating this seriously! What they don't know is that we are treating this seriously! Jim |
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