Camouflage Green vs Olive Drab

Camouflage Green

Brand
Army Painter
Range
Warpaints Fanatic
Type
an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch
#627247 (estimate)

Olive Drab

Brand
Tamiya
Range
XF Flat Acrylic
Code
XF-62
Type
an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch
#525f41 (estimate)

How close are they?

ΔE 10.1, fair: the same colour family, but not a straight swap. Olive Drab is a little darker, more muted than Camouflage Green.

Can I use Olive Drab instead of Camouflage Green?

Only where an exact match doesn’t matter, such as a new unit or a highlight. Fair match (ΔE 10). Olive Drab is a little darker, more muted than Camouflage Green.

Can I use Camouflage Green instead of Olive Drab?

The same difference applies the other way round: Camouflage Green is a little lighter, 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 Camouflage Green on the colour wheel See Olive Drab on the colour wheel

Other Tamiya paints close to Camouflage Green

Other Army Painter paints close to Olive Drab

All matches: Camouflage Green equivalents · Olive Drab equivalents

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