What is the difference between Magnolia Brown and Olive Drab 2314?

ΔE 7 (close). Olive Drab 2314 is more saturated. Swatch colours are estimates.

Magnolia Brown vs Olive Drab 2314

Magnolia Brown

Brand: Army Painter
Range: Warpaints Air
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #2a2a24 (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 7.2, close: similar, with a visible difference side by side. Olive Drab 2314 is more saturated than Magnolia Brown.

Can I use Olive Drab 2314 instead of Magnolia Brown?

Usually, if you are not matching paint already on the model. Close match (ΔE 7). Olive Drab 2314 is more saturated than Magnolia Brown.

Can I use Magnolia Brown instead of Olive Drab 2314?

The same difference applies the other way round: Magnolia Brown is more muted.

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 Magnolia Brown on the colour wheel See Olive Drab 2314 on the colour wheel

Other Mr. Hobby paints close to Magnolia Brown

Magnolia Brown vs RLM 66 Black Gray (H-416)Aqueous Hobby Color · ΔE 5, very close · closer than Olive Drab 2314
Magnolia Brown vs Teer Schwarz (C-521)Mr. Color · ΔE 5, very close · closer than Olive Drab 2314
Magnolia Brown vs Smoke Gray (C-101)Mr. Color · ΔE 6, 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 Magnolia Brown
Olive Drab 2314 vs Dark Soviet Khaki (WP4123P)Warpaints Historical · ΔE 6, close · closer than Magnolia Brown
Olive Drab 2314 vs Dark Battle Dress (WP4052P)Warpaints Historical · ΔE 8, close

All matches: Magnolia Brown equivalents · Olive Drab 2314 equivalents