What is the difference between Olive Drab and Tundra Taupe?

ΔE 8 (close). Tundra Taupe is more muted. Swatch colours are estimates.

Olive Drab vs Tundra Taupe

Olive Drab

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

Tundra Taupe

Brand: Army Painter
Range: Warpaints Fanatic
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #52533b (estimate)

How close are they?

ΔE 8.5, close: similar, with a visible difference side by side. Tundra Taupe is more muted than Olive Drab.

Can I use Tundra Taupe instead of Olive Drab?

Usually, if you are not matching paint already on the model. Close match (ΔE 8). Tundra Taupe is more muted than Olive Drab.

Can I use Olive Drab instead of Tundra Taupe?

The same difference applies the other way round: Olive Drab is more saturated.

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 Tundra Taupe 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 Tundra Taupe
Olive Drab vs Dark DAK Green (WP4147P)Warpaints Historical · ΔE 4, very close · closer than Tundra Taupe
Olive Drab vs Steel Helmet Green (WP4127P)Warpaints Historical · ΔE 5, very close · closer than Tundra Taupe

Other AMMO by Mig paints close to Tundra Taupe

Tundra Taupe vs Schwarzgrün RLM 70 (ATOM-20101)ATOM · ΔE 6, close · closer than Olive Drab
Tundra Taupe vs Starship Filth (A.MIG-3513)Oilbrusher · ΔE 7, close · closer than Olive Drab
Tundra Taupe vs NATO Green (ATOM-20066)ATOM · ΔE 8, close · closer than Olive Drab

All matches: Olive Drab equivalents · Tundra Taupe equivalents