What is the difference between Olive Drab and Mid Soviet Khaki?

ΔE 6 (close). Mid Soviet Khaki is a little lighter. Swatch colours are estimates.

Olive Drab vs Mid Soviet Khaki

Olive Drab

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

Mid Soviet Khaki

Brand: Army Painter
Range: Warpaints Historical
Code: WP4124P
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #5d582c (estimate)

How close are they?

ΔE 6.4, close: similar, with a visible difference side by side. Mid Soviet Khaki is a little lighter than Olive Drab.

Can I use Mid Soviet Khaki instead of Olive Drab?

Usually, if you are not matching paint already on the model. Close match (ΔE 6). Mid Soviet Khaki is a little lighter than Olive Drab.

Can I use Olive Drab instead of Mid Soviet Khaki?

The same difference applies the other way round: Olive Drab 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 Olive Drab on the colour wheel See Mid Soviet Khaki 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 Soviet Khaki
Olive Drab vs Dark DAK Green (WP4147P)Warpaints Historical · ΔE 4, very close · closer than Mid Soviet Khaki
Olive Drab vs Steel Helmet Green (WP4127P)Warpaints Historical · ΔE 5, very close · closer than Mid Soviet Khaki

Other AMMO by Mig paints close to Mid Soviet Khaki

Mid Soviet Khaki vs Sinai Grey (ATOM-20070)ATOM · ΔE 5, very close · closer than Olive Drab
Mid Soviet Khaki vs Field Green (A.MIG-3506)Oilbrusher · ΔE 7, close
Mid Soviet Khaki vs Rock Grey (IONIC-0146)IONIC Smart Colors · ΔE 8, close

All matches: Olive Drab equivalents · Mid Soviet Khaki equivalents