What is the difference between Dark Battle Dress and Olive Drab 2314?

ΔE 8 (close). Olive Drab 2314 is a little darker, cooler. Swatch colours are estimates.

Dark Battle Dress vs Olive Drab 2314

Dark Battle Dress

Brand: Army Painter
Range: Warpaints Historical
Code: WP4052P
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #453a26 (estimate)

Olive Drab 2314

Brand: Mr. Hobby
Range: Mr. Color
Code: C-518
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #312e1e (estimate)

How close are they?

ΔE 7.8, close: similar, with a visible difference side by side. Olive Drab 2314 is a little darker, cooler than Dark Battle Dress.

Can I use Olive Drab 2314 instead of Dark Battle Dress?

Usually, if you are not matching paint already on the model. Close match (ΔE 8). Olive Drab 2314 is a little darker, cooler than Dark Battle Dress.

Can I use Dark Battle Dress instead of Olive Drab 2314?

The same difference applies the other way round: Dark Battle Dress is a little lighter, 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 Dark Battle Dress on the colour wheel See Olive Drab 2314 on the colour wheel

Other Mr. Hobby paints close to Dark Battle Dress

Dark Battle Dress vs Lederbraun (C-520)Mr. Color · ΔE 5, very close · closer than Olive Drab 2314
Dark Battle Dress vs Dark Earth BS381C/450 (C-369)Mr. Color · ΔE 5, very close · closer than Olive Drab 2314
Dark Battle Dress vs Brown 3606 (C-517)Mr. Color · ΔE 8, close · closer than Olive Drab 2314

Other Army Painter paints close to Olive Drab 2314

Olive Drab 2314 vs Midnight Olive (Vol. 2)John Blanche Vol. 1-4 · ΔE 6, very close · closer than Dark Battle Dress
Olive Drab 2314 vs Dark Soviet Khaki (WP4123P)Warpaints Historical · ΔE 6, close · closer than Dark Battle Dress
Olive Drab 2314 vs Magnolia BrownWarpaints Air · ΔE 7, close · closer than Dark Battle Dress

All matches: Dark Battle Dress equivalents · Olive Drab 2314 equivalents