What is the difference between Ammo Pouch Brown and USA Olive Drab?

ΔE 9 (close). USA Olive Drab is more muted, cooler. Swatch colours are estimates.

Ammo Pouch Brown vs USA Olive Drab

Ammo Pouch Brown

Brand: Army Painter
Range: Warpaints Historical
Code: WP4130P
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #645242 (estimate)

USA Olive Drab

Brand: Vallejo
Range: Model Air
Code: 70.608
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #555649 (estimate)

How close are they?

ΔE 9.2, close: similar, with a visible difference side by side. USA Olive Drab is more muted, cooler than Ammo Pouch Brown.

Can I use USA Olive Drab instead of Ammo Pouch Brown?

Usually, if you are not matching paint already on the model. Close match (ΔE 9). USA Olive Drab is more muted, cooler than Ammo Pouch Brown.

Can I use Ammo Pouch Brown instead of USA Olive Drab?

The same difference applies the other way round: Ammo Pouch Brown is more saturated, warmer.

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 Ammo Pouch Brown on the colour wheel See USA Olive Drab on the colour wheel

Other Vallejo paints close to Ammo Pouch Brown

Ammo Pouch Brown vs Camou. Pale Brown (71.035)Model Air · ΔE 3, very close · closer than USA Olive Drab
Ammo Pouch Brown vs BS Dark Earth (71.323)Model Air · ΔE 3, very close · closer than USA Olive Drab
Ammo Pouch Brown vs IJA Earth Brown (71.136)Model Air · ΔE 3, very close · closer than USA Olive Drab

Other Army Painter paints close to USA Olive Drab

USA Olive Drab vs Tundra TaupeWarpaints Fanatic · ΔE 7, close · closer than Ammo Pouch Brown
USA Olive Drab vs Venom WyrmWarpaints Legacy · ΔE 7, close · closer than Ammo Pouch Brown
USA Olive Drab vs Mid Feldgrau (WP4044P)Warpaints Historical · ΔE 9, close · closer than Ammo Pouch Brown

All matches: Ammo Pouch Brown equivalents · USA Olive Drab equivalents