What is the difference between Dark Soviet Khaki and Olive Shadow?

ΔE 9 (close). Olive Shadow is more saturated, warmer. Swatch colours are estimates.

Dark Soviet Khaki vs Olive Shadow

Dark Soviet Khaki

Brand: Army Painter
Range: Warpaints Historical
Code: WP4123P
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #3f3b27 (estimate)

Olive Shadow

Brand: Reaper
Range: Master Series Paints
Code: 09157
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #3e3515 (estimate)

How close are they?

ΔE 8.7, close: similar, with a visible difference side by side. Olive Shadow is more saturated, warmer than Dark Soviet Khaki.

Can I use Olive Shadow instead of Dark Soviet Khaki?

Usually, if you are not matching paint already on the model. Close match (ΔE 9). Olive Shadow is more saturated, warmer than Dark Soviet Khaki.

Can I use Dark Soviet Khaki instead of Olive Shadow?

The same difference applies the other way round: Dark Soviet Khaki is 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 Soviet Khaki on the colour wheel See Olive Shadow on the colour wheel

Other Reaper paints close to Dark Soviet Khaki

Dark Soviet Khaki vs Woodstain Brown (09160)Master Series Paints · ΔE 7, close · closer than Olive Shadow
Dark Soviet Khaki vs Troll Shadow (09202)Master Series Paints · ΔE 8, close · closer than Olive Shadow
Dark Soviet Khaki vs Muddy Brown (09028)Master Series Paints · ΔE 9, close · closer than Olive Shadow

Other Army Painter paints close to Olive Shadow

Olive Shadow vs Dark Battle Dress (WP4052P)Warpaints Historical · ΔE 8, close · closer than Dark Soviet Khaki
Olive Shadow vs Tainted Garden (Vol. 2)John Blanche Vol. 1-4 · ΔE 8, close · closer than Dark Soviet Khaki
Olive Shadow vs Mud Spatter (WP4057P)Warpaints Historical · ΔE 11, fair

All matches: Dark Soviet Khaki equivalents · Olive Shadow equivalents