Medium Drab vs Olive Drab

Medium Drab

Brand
Army Painter
Range
Warpaints Historical
Code
WP4022P
Type
an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch
#545337 (estimate)

Olive Drab

Brand
Tamiya
Range
XF Flat Acrylic
Code
XF-62
Type
an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch
#525f41 (estimate)

How close are they?

ΔE 7.5, close: similar, with a visible difference side by side. Olive Drab is a little lighter, cooler than Medium Drab.

Can I use Olive Drab instead of Medium Drab?

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

Can I use Medium Drab instead of Olive Drab?

The same difference applies the other way round: Medium Drab 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 Medium Drab on the colour wheel See Olive Drab on the colour wheel

Other Tamiya paints close to Medium Drab

Other Army Painter paints close to Olive Drab

All matches: Medium Drab equivalents · Olive Drab equivalents

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