What is the difference between Olive Drab Base and Earth Green (Early)?

ΔE 5 (very close). Earth Green (Early) is warmer. Swatch colours are estimates.

Olive Drab Base vs Earth Green (Early)

Olive Drab Base

Brand: AK Interactive
Range: 3rd Gen AFV Series
Code: AK11334
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #4e502e (estimate)

Earth Green (Early)

Brand: Vallejo
Range: Model Air
Code: 70.611
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #574f2c (estimate)

How close are they?

ΔE 5.1, very close: most people won’t see a difference side by side. Earth Green (Early) is warmer than Olive Drab Base.

Can I use Earth Green (Early) instead of Olive Drab Base?

Yes, for most jobs. Very close match (ΔE 5). Earth Green (Early) is warmer than Olive Drab Base.

Can I use Olive Drab Base instead of Earth Green (Early)?

The same difference applies the other way round: Olive Drab Base is cooler.

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 Olive Drab Base on the colour wheel See Earth Green (Early) on the colour wheel

Other Vallejo paints close to Olive Drab Base

Olive Drab Base vs Interior Green (71.010)Model Air · ΔE 6, very close
Olive Drab Base vs AMT-4 Cam. Green (71.301)Model Air · ΔE 6, very close
Olive Drab Base vs US Light Green (71.137)Model Air · ΔE 6, very close

Other AK Interactive paints close to Earth Green (Early)

Earth Green (Early) vs RAL 6040 F9 Helloliv (AK11323)3rd Gen AFV Series · ΔE 2, very close · closer than Olive Drab Base
Earth Green (Early) vs IJN M3 (N) Nakajima Interior Green (AK11897)3rd Gen Air Series · ΔE 3, very close · closer than Olive Drab Base
Earth Green (Early) vs IJA #7 Ohryuko Nana Go Shoku (Olive Brown) (AK11901)3rd Gen Air Series · ΔE 3, very close · closer than Olive Drab Base

All matches: Olive Drab Base equivalents · Earth Green (Early) equivalents