What is the difference between Dark Olive Drab and Dark DAK Green?

ΔE 9 (close). Dark DAK Green is a little lighter, cooler. Swatch colours are estimates.

Dark Olive Drab vs Dark DAK Green

Dark Olive Drab

Brand: AMMO by Mig
Range: ATOM
Code: ATOM-20065
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #3a3619 (estimate)

Dark DAK Green

Brand: Army Painter
Range: Warpaints Historical
Code: WP4147P
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #444928 (estimate)

How close are they?

ΔE 9.0, close: similar, with a visible difference side by side. Dark DAK Green is a little lighter, cooler than Dark Olive Drab.

Can I use Dark DAK Green instead of Dark Olive Drab?

Usually, if you are not matching paint already on the model. Close match (ΔE 9). Dark DAK Green is a little lighter, cooler than Dark Olive Drab.

Can I use Dark Olive Drab instead of Dark DAK Green?

The same difference applies the other way round: Dark Olive Drab is a little darker, warmer.

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 Dark Olive Drab on the colour wheel See Dark DAK Green on the colour wheel

Other Army Painter paints close to Dark Olive Drab

Dark Olive Drab vs Tainted Garden (Vol. 2)John Blanche Vol. 1-4 · ΔE 5, very close · closer than Dark DAK Green
Dark Olive Drab vs Dark Soviet Khaki (WP4123P)Warpaints Historical · ΔE 6, close · closer than Dark DAK Green
Dark Olive Drab vs Dark Battle Dress (WP4052P)Warpaints Historical · ΔE 7, close · closer than Dark DAK Green

Other AMMO by Mig paints close to Dark DAK Green

Dark DAK Green vs Olive Drab (ATOM-20069)ATOM · ΔE 4, very close · closer than Dark Olive Drab
Dark DAK Green vs Schwarzgrün RLM 70 (ATOM-20101)ATOM · ΔE 7, close · closer than Dark Olive Drab
Dark DAK Green vs Dark Green (A.MIG-3507)Oilbrusher · ΔE 7, close · closer than Dark Olive Drab

All matches: Dark Olive Drab equivalents · Dark DAK Green equivalents