What is the difference between Mid DAK Green and Olive Drab 2?

ΔE 7 (close). Olive Drab 2 is more muted, cooler. Swatch colours are estimates.

Mid DAK Green vs Olive Drab 2

Mid DAK Green

Brand: Army Painter
Range: Warpaints Historical
Code: WP4148P
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #525d32 (estimate)

Olive Drab 2

Brand: Tamiya
Range: TS Spray
Code: TS-28
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #506141 (estimate)

How close are they?

ΔE 7.2, close: similar, with a visible difference side by side. Olive Drab 2 is more muted, cooler than Mid DAK Green.

Can I use Olive Drab 2 instead of Mid DAK Green?

Usually, if you are not matching paint already on the model. Close match (ΔE 7). Olive Drab 2 is more muted, cooler than Mid DAK Green.

Can I use Mid DAK Green instead of Olive Drab 2?

The same difference applies the other way round: Mid DAK Green is more saturated, 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 DAK Green on the colour wheel See Olive Drab 2 on the colour wheel

Other Tamiya paints close to Mid DAK Green

Mid DAK Green vs Dark Green (AS-9)AS Spray (aircraft) · ΔE 7, close · closer than Olive Drab 2
Mid DAK Green vs Dark Green 2 (RAF) (XF-81)XF Flat Acrylic · ΔE 7, close
Mid DAK Green vs Dark Green 2 (RAF) (AS-30)AS Spray (aircraft) · ΔE 7, close

Other Army Painter paints close to Olive Drab 2

Olive Drab 2 vs Army GreenWarpaints Fanatic · ΔE 5, very close · closer than Mid DAK Green
Olive Drab 2 vs Army GreenWarpaints Air · ΔE 5, very close · closer than Mid DAK Green
Olive Drab 2 vs Camouflage GreenWarpaints Fanatic · ΔE 9, close

All matches: Mid DAK Green equivalents · Olive Drab 2 equivalents