What is the difference between Medium Drab and Earth Green (Early)?

ΔE 6 (very close). Earth Green (Early) is more saturated, warmer. Swatch colours are estimates.

Medium Drab vs Earth Green (Early)

Medium Drab

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

Earth Green (Early)

Brand: Vallejo
Range: Model Air
Code: 70.611
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #574f2c (estimate)

How close are they?

ΔE 5.8, very close: most people won’t see a difference side by side. Earth Green (Early) is more saturated, warmer than Medium Drab.

Can I use Earth Green (Early) instead of Medium Drab?

Yes, for most jobs. Very close match (ΔE 6). Earth Green (Early) is more saturated, warmer than Medium Drab.

Can I use Medium Drab instead of Earth Green (Early)?

The same difference applies the other way round: Medium Drab 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 Medium Drab on the colour wheel See Earth Green (Early) on the colour wheel

Other Vallejo paints close to Medium Drab

Medium Drab vs Interior Green (71.010)Model Air · ΔE 2, very close · closer than Earth Green (Early)
Medium Drab vs AMT-4 Cam. Green (71.301)Model Air · ΔE 2, very close · closer than Earth Green (Early)
Medium Drab vs Khaki (70.988)Model Color · ΔE 5, very close · closer than Earth Green (Early)

Other Army Painter paints close to Earth Green (Early)

Earth Green (Early) vs Mid Battle Dress (WP4054P)Warpaints Historical · ΔE 4, very close · closer than Medium Drab
Earth Green (Early) vs Helmet Brown (WP4161P)Warpaints Historical · ΔE 6, very close
Earth Green (Early) vs Mid Soviet Khaki (WP4124P)Warpaints Historical · ΔE 6, very close

All matches: Medium Drab equivalents · Earth Green (Early) equivalents