What is the difference between Mid Feldgrau and USA Olive Drab?

ΔE 9 (close). USA Olive Drab is more muted, warmer. Swatch colours are estimates.

Mid Feldgrau vs USA Olive Drab

Mid Feldgrau

Brand: Army Painter
Range: Warpaints Historical
Code: WP4044P
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #405548 (estimate)

USA Olive Drab

Brand: Vallejo
Range: Model Air
Code: 70.608
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #555649 (estimate)

How close are they?

ΔE 8.7, close: similar, with a visible difference side by side. USA Olive Drab is more muted, warmer than Mid Feldgrau.

Can I use USA Olive Drab instead of Mid Feldgrau?

Usually, if you are not matching paint already on the model. Close match (ΔE 9). USA Olive Drab is more muted, warmer than Mid Feldgrau.

Can I use Mid Feldgrau instead of USA Olive Drab?

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

Other Vallejo paints close to Mid Feldgrau

Mid Feldgrau vs Gunship Green (71.014)Model Air · ΔE 4, very close · closer than USA Olive Drab
Mid Feldgrau vs NATO Green (70.612)Model Air · ΔE 4, very close · closer than USA Olive Drab
Mid Feldgrau vs Green Grey (71.341)Model Air · ΔE 4, very close · closer than USA Olive Drab

Other Army Painter paints close to USA Olive Drab

USA Olive Drab vs Tundra TaupeWarpaints Fanatic · ΔE 7, close · closer than Mid Feldgrau
USA Olive Drab vs Venom WyrmWarpaints Legacy · ΔE 7, close · closer than Mid Feldgrau
USA Olive Drab vs Ammo Pouch Brown (WP4130P)Warpaints Historical · ΔE 9, close

All matches: Mid Feldgrau equivalents · USA Olive Drab equivalents