What is the difference between Dark DAK Green and Olive Drab 1?

ΔE 10 (close). Olive Drab 1 is a little lighter, more saturated, warmer. Swatch colours are estimates.

Dark DAK Green vs Olive Drab 1

Dark DAK Green

Brand: Army Painter
Range: Warpaints Historical
Code: WP4147P
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #444928 (estimate)

Olive Drab 1

Brand: Mr. Hobby
Range: Aqueous Hobby Color
Code: H-52
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #584e25 (estimate)

How close are they?

ΔE 9.6, close: similar, with a visible difference side by side. Olive Drab 1 is a little lighter, more saturated, warmer than Dark DAK Green.

Can I use Olive Drab 1 instead of Dark DAK Green?

Usually, if you are not matching paint already on the model. Close match (ΔE 10). Olive Drab 1 is a little lighter, more saturated, warmer than Dark DAK Green.

Can I use Dark DAK Green instead of Olive Drab 1?

The same difference applies the other way round: Dark DAK Green is a little darker, more muted, cooler.

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 DAK Green on the colour wheel See Olive Drab 1 on the colour wheel

Other Mr. Hobby paints close to Dark DAK Green

Dark DAK Green vs Khaki (C-55)Mr. Color · ΔE 7, close · closer than Olive Drab 1
Dark DAK Green vs Khaki (N-81)Acrysion · ΔE 7, close · closer than Olive Drab 1
Dark DAK Green vs RLM 80 Olive Green (H-420)Aqueous Hobby Color · ΔE 7, close · closer than Olive Drab 1

Other Army Painter paints close to Olive Drab 1

Olive Drab 1 vs Mid Soviet Khaki (WP4124P)Warpaints Historical · ΔE 5, very close · closer than Dark DAK Green
Olive Drab 1 vs Rootpath (Vol. 4)John Blanche Vol. 1-4 · ΔE 5, very close · closer than Dark DAK Green
Olive Drab 1 vs Mid Battle Dress (WP4054P)Warpaints Historical · ΔE 6, close · closer than Dark DAK Green

All matches: Dark DAK Green equivalents · Olive Drab 1 equivalents