What is the difference between Mid Battle Dress and Olive Drab 1?

ΔE 6 (close). Olive Drab 1 is more saturated, cooler. Swatch colours are estimates.

Mid Battle Dress vs Olive Drab 1

Mid Battle Dress

Brand: Army Painter
Range: Warpaints Historical
Code: WP4054P
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #5c4f31 (estimate)

Olive Drab 1

Brand: Mr. Hobby
Range: Aqueous Hobby Color
Code: H-52
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #584e25 (estimate)

How close are they?

ΔE 6.4, close: similar, with a visible difference side by side. Olive Drab 1 is more saturated, cooler than Mid Battle Dress.

Can I use Olive Drab 1 instead of Mid Battle Dress?

Usually, if you are not matching paint already on the model. Close match (ΔE 6). Olive Drab 1 is more saturated, cooler than Mid Battle Dress.

Can I use Mid Battle Dress instead of Olive Drab 1?

The same difference applies the other way round: Mid Battle Dress is more muted, 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 Mid Battle Dress on the colour wheel See Olive Drab 1 on the colour wheel

Other Mr. Hobby paints close to Mid Battle Dress

Mid Battle Dress vs Olive Drab 1 (C-12)Mr. Color · ΔE 5, very close · closer than Olive Drab 1
Mid Battle Dress vs Earth Green (C-132)Mr. Color · ΔE 5, very close · closer than Olive Drab 1
Mid Battle Dress vs Khaki (H-81)Aqueous Hobby Color · ΔE 5, very close · closer than Olive Drab 1

Other Army Painter paints close to Olive Drab 1

Olive Drab 1 vs Mid Soviet Khaki (WP4124P)Warpaints Historical · ΔE 5, very close · closer than Mid Battle Dress
Olive Drab 1 vs Rootpath (Vol. 4)John Blanche Vol. 1-4 · ΔE 5, very close · closer than Mid Battle Dress
Olive Drab 1 vs Steel Helmet Green (WP4127P)Warpaints Historical · ΔE 7, close

All matches: Mid Battle Dress equivalents · Olive Drab 1 equivalents