What is the difference between Dark Boot Brown and USAF Olive Drab?

ΔE 7 (close). USAF Olive Drab is a little lighter, cooler. Swatch colours are estimates.

Dark Boot Brown vs USAF Olive Drab

Dark Boot Brown

Brand: Army Painter
Range: Warpaints Historical
Code: WP4126P
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #484231 (estimate)

USAF Olive Drab

Brand: Vallejo
Range: Model Air
Code: 71.016
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #555343 (estimate)

How close are they?

ΔE 7.3, close: similar, with a visible difference side by side. USAF Olive Drab is a little lighter, cooler than Dark Boot Brown.

Can I use USAF Olive Drab instead of Dark Boot Brown?

Usually, if you are not matching paint already on the model. Close match (ΔE 7). USAF Olive Drab is a little lighter, cooler than Dark Boot Brown.

Can I use Dark Boot Brown instead of USAF Olive Drab?

The same difference applies the other way round: Dark Boot Brown is a little darker, 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 Boot Brown on the colour wheel See USAF Olive Drab on the colour wheel

Other Vallejo paints close to Dark Boot Brown

Dark Boot Brown vs Dark Green RLM71 (71.015)Model Air · ΔE 3, very close · closer than USAF Olive Drab
Dark Boot Brown vs IJA Olive Green (71.286)Model Air · ΔE 3, very close · closer than USAF Olive Drab
Dark Boot Brown vs N. (71.316)Model Air · ΔE 3, very close · closer than USAF Olive Drab

Other Army Painter paints close to USAF Olive Drab

USAF Olive Drab vs Tundra TaupeWarpaints Fanatic · ΔE 5, very close · closer than Dark Boot Brown
USAF Olive Drab vs Venom WyrmWarpaints Legacy · ΔE 5, very close · closer than Dark Boot Brown
USAF Olive Drab vs Medium Drab (WP4022P)Warpaints Historical · ΔE 7, close · closer than Dark Boot Brown

All matches: Dark Boot Brown equivalents · USAF Olive Drab equivalents