What is the difference between Medium Soil and Mid Khaki Drill?

ΔE 9 (close). Mid Khaki Drill is a little lighter. Swatch colours are estimates.

Medium Soil vs Mid Khaki Drill

Medium Soil

Brand: AMMO by Mig
Range: Oilbrusher
Code: A.MIG-3522
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #9e875b (estimate)

Mid Khaki Drill

Brand: Army Painter
Range: Warpaints Historical
Code: WP4135P
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #b99b70 (estimate)

How close are they?

ΔE 8.7, close: similar, with a visible difference side by side. Mid Khaki Drill is a little lighter than Medium Soil.

Can I use Mid Khaki Drill instead of Medium Soil?

Usually, if you are not matching paint already on the model. Close match (ΔE 9). Mid Khaki Drill is a little lighter than Medium Soil.

Can I use Medium Soil instead of Mid Khaki Drill?

The same difference applies the other way round: Medium Soil is a little darker.

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 Soil on the colour wheel See Mid Khaki Drill on the colour wheel

Other Army Painter paints close to Medium Soil

Medium Soil vs Charred BoneWarpaints Air · ΔE 4, very close · closer than Mid Khaki Drill
Medium Soil vs Deep Khaki Drill (WP4134P)Warpaints Historical · ΔE 7, close · closer than Mid Khaki Drill
Medium Soil vs Mid Mustard Khaki (WP4158P)Warpaints Historical · ΔE 9, close

Other AMMO by Mig paints close to Mid Khaki Drill

Mid Khaki Drill vs IDF Sand Grey '73 (ATOM-20008)ATOM · ΔE 4, very close · closer than Medium Soil
Mid Khaki Drill vs Dark Sand (A.MIG-0620)Dio Drybrush · ΔE 5, very close · closer than Medium Soil
Mid Khaki Drill vs Wood (ATOM-20004)ATOM · ΔE 5, very close · closer than Medium Soil

All matches: Medium Soil equivalents · Mid Khaki Drill equivalents