Paints › Army Painter › Medium Drab › vs USAF Olive DrabMedium Drab vs USAF Olive Drab
Brand Army Painter Range Warpaints Historical Code WP4022P Type an opaque base/layer paint Swatch #545337 (estimate)
Brand Vallejo Range Model Air Code 71.016 Type an opaque base/layer paint Swatch #555343 (estimate) How close are they?
ΔE 7.3, close: similar, with a visible difference side by side. USAF Olive Drab is more muted than Medium Drab.
Can I use USAF Olive Drab instead of Medium Drab? Usually, if you are not matching paint already on the model. Close match (ΔE 7). USAF Olive Drab is more muted than Medium Drab.
Can I use Medium Drab instead of USAF Olive Drab? The same difference applies the other way round: Medium Drab is more saturated.
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 USAF Olive Drab on the colour wheel
Other Vallejo paints close to Medium Drab Other Army Painter paints close to USAF Olive Drab All matches: Medium Drab equivalents · USAF Olive Drab equivalents
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Chart-listed matches come from the Two Thin Coats Paint Comparison Chart 2024, the Army Painter Warpaints Fanatic conversion chart, the AK 3rd Generation Acrylics equivalence table (2021) and the Herrick Games hobby paint comparison chart; the rest are a nearest-colour calculation.
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