What is the difference between Mid Battle Dress and US Field Drab?

ΔE 7 (close). US Field Drab is a little lighter, warmer. Swatch colours are estimates.

Mid Battle Dress vs US Field Drab

Mid Battle Dress

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

US Field Drab

Brand: Vallejo
Range: Model Color
Code: 70.873
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #715d41 (estimate)

How close are they?

ΔE 7.3, close: similar, with a visible difference side by side. US Field Drab is a little lighter, warmer than Mid Battle Dress.

Can I use US Field Drab instead of Mid Battle Dress?

Usually, if you are not matching paint already on the model. Close match (ΔE 7). US Field Drab is a little lighter, warmer than Mid Battle Dress.

Can I use Mid Battle Dress instead of US Field Drab?

The same difference applies the other way round: Mid Battle Dress is a little darker, 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 Mid Battle Dress on the colour wheel See US Field Drab on the colour wheel

Other Vallejo paints close to Mid Battle Dress

Mid Battle Dress vs Earth Green (Early) (70.611)Model Air · ΔE 4, very close · closer than US Field Drab
Mid Battle Dress vs English Uniform (70.921)Model Color · ΔE 4, very close · closer than US Field Drab
Mid Battle Dress vs Khaki (70.988)Model Color · ΔE 5, very close · closer than US Field Drab

Other Army Painter paints close to US Field Drab

US Field Drab vs Rootpath (Vol. 4)John Blanche Vol. 1-4 · ΔE 8, close
US Field Drab vs Ammo Pouch Brown (WP4130P)Warpaints Historical · ΔE 8, close
US Field Drab vs Dark Mustard Khaki (WP4157P)Warpaints Historical · ΔE 8, close

All matches: Mid Battle Dress equivalents · US Field Drab equivalents