What is the difference between Medium Olive Green and Khaki Brown?

ΔE 11 (fair). Khaki Brown is a little darker, warmer. Swatch colours are estimates.

Medium Olive Green vs Khaki Brown

Medium Olive Green

Brand: AMMO by Mig
Range: Dio Drybrush
Code: A.MIG-0609
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #948968 (estimate)

Khaki Brown

Brand: Vallejo
Range: Model Air
Code: 71.024
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #826e54 (estimate)

How close are they?

ΔE 11.0, fair: the same colour family, but not a straight swap. Khaki Brown is a little darker, warmer than Medium Olive Green.

Can I use Khaki Brown instead of Medium Olive Green?

Only where an exact match doesn’t matter, such as a new unit or a highlight. Fair match (ΔE 11). Khaki Brown is a little darker, warmer than Medium Olive Green.

Can I use Medium Olive Green instead of Khaki Brown?

The same difference applies the other way round: Medium Olive Green is a little lighter, 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 Medium Olive Green on the colour wheel See Khaki Brown on the colour wheel

Other Vallejo paints close to Medium Olive Green

Medium Olive Green vs Loam Beige (71.245)Model Air · ΔE 4, very close · closer than Khaki Brown
Medium Olive Green vs Sand Yellow (71.028)Model Air · ΔE 5, very close · closer than Khaki Brown
Medium Olive Green vs US Sand (71.138)Model Air · ΔE 5, very close · closer than Khaki Brown

Other AMMO by Mig paints close to Khaki Brown

Khaki Brown vs Light Brown (AMMO.F-531)Acrylic Colors for Figures · ΔE 3, very close · closer than Medium Olive Green
Khaki Brown vs Pale Earth (AMMO.F-547)Acrylic Colors for Figures · ΔE 6, very close · closer than Medium Olive Green
Khaki Brown vs Earth (A.MIG-0619)Dio Drybrush · ΔE 10, fair · closer than Medium Olive Green

All matches: Medium Olive Green equivalents · Khaki Brown equivalents