What is the difference between NATO Green and Medium Drab?

ΔE 10 (close). Medium Drab is a little lighter, warmer. Swatch colours are estimates.

NATO Green vs Medium Drab

NATO Green

Brand: AMMO by Mig
Range: ATOM
Code: ATOM-20066
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #3a4530 (estimate)

Medium Drab

Brand: Army Painter
Range: Warpaints Historical
Code: WP4022P
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #545337 (estimate)

How close are they?

ΔE 9.8, close: similar, with a visible difference side by side. Medium Drab is a little lighter, warmer than NATO Green.

Can I use Medium Drab instead of NATO Green?

Usually, if you are not matching paint already on the model. Close match (ΔE 10). Medium Drab is a little lighter, warmer than NATO Green.

Can I use NATO Green instead of Medium Drab?

The same difference applies the other way round: NATO Green is a little darker, 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 NATO Green on the colour wheel See Medium Drab on the colour wheel

Other Army Painter paints close to NATO Green

NATO Green vs Woodland CamoWarpaints Fanatic · ΔE 3, very close · closer than Medium Drab
NATO Green vs Elf GreenWarpaints Legacy · ΔE 3, very close · closer than Medium Drab
NATO Green vs Tainted Garden (Vol. 2)John Blanche Vol. 1-4 · ΔE 6, close · closer than Medium Drab

Other AMMO by Mig paints close to Medium Drab

Medium Drab vs Schwarzgrün RLM 70 (ATOM-20101)ATOM · ΔE 5, very close · closer than NATO Green
Medium Drab vs Olive Drab (ATOM-20069)ATOM · ΔE 6, close · closer than NATO Green
Medium Drab vs Starship Filth (A.MIG-3513)Oilbrusher · ΔE 9, close · closer than NATO Green

All matches: NATO Green equivalents · Medium Drab equivalents