What is the difference between Olive Drab and Mid Battle Dress?

ΔE 7 (close). Mid Battle Dress is warmer. Swatch colours are estimates.

Olive Drab vs Mid Battle Dress

Olive Drab

Brand: AMMO by Mig
Range: ATOM
Code: ATOM-20069
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #4e4d28 (estimate)

Mid Battle Dress

Brand: Army Painter
Range: Warpaints Historical
Code: WP4054P
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #5c4f31 (estimate)

How close are they?

ΔE 7.3, close: similar, with a visible difference side by side. Mid Battle Dress is warmer than Olive Drab.

Can I use Mid Battle Dress instead of Olive Drab?

Usually, if you are not matching paint already on the model. Close match (ΔE 7). Mid Battle Dress is warmer than Olive Drab.

Can I use Olive Drab instead of Mid Battle Dress?

The same difference applies the other way round: Olive Drab 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 on the colour wheel See Mid Battle Dress on the colour wheel

Other Army Painter paints close to Olive Drab

Olive Drab vs Helmet Brown (WP4161P)Warpaints Historical · ΔE 2, very close · closer than Mid Battle Dress
Olive Drab vs Dark DAK Green (WP4147P)Warpaints Historical · ΔE 4, very close · closer than Mid Battle Dress
Olive Drab vs Steel Helmet Green (WP4127P)Warpaints Historical · ΔE 5, very close · closer than Mid Battle Dress

Other AMMO by Mig paints close to Mid Battle Dress

Mid Battle Dress vs Dark Wood (ATOM-20050)ATOM · ΔE 7, close · closer than Olive Drab
Mid Battle Dress vs Pale Earth (AMMO.F-547)Acrylic Colors for Figures · ΔE 8, close
Mid Battle Dress vs Graveyard Earth (IONIC-0148)IONIC Smart Colors · ΔE 9, close

All matches: Olive Drab equivalents · Mid Battle Dress equivalents