What is the difference between Mud Spatter and Olive Shadow?

ΔE 11 (fair). Olive Shadow is more saturated, cooler. Swatch colours are estimates.

Mud Spatter vs Olive Shadow

Mud Spatter

Brand: Army Painter
Range: Warpaints Historical
Code: WP4057P
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #3e2c1c (estimate)

Olive Shadow

Brand: Reaper
Range: Master Series Paints
Code: 09157
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #3e3515 (estimate)

How close are they?

ΔE 10.6, fair: the same colour family, but not a straight swap. Olive Shadow is more saturated, cooler than Mud Spatter.

Can I use Olive Shadow instead of Mud Spatter?

Only where an exact match doesn’t matter, such as a new unit or a highlight. Fair match (ΔE 11). Olive Shadow is more saturated, cooler than Mud Spatter.

Can I use Mud Spatter instead of Olive Shadow?

The same difference applies the other way round: Mud Spatter 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 Mud Spatter on the colour wheel See Olive Shadow on the colour wheel

Other Reaper paints close to Mud Spatter

Mud Spatter vs Muddy Brown (09028)Master Series Paints · ΔE 5, very close · closer than Olive Shadow
Mud Spatter vs Dark Shadow (09040)Master Series Paints · ΔE 7, close · closer than Olive Shadow
Mud Spatter vs Woodstain Brown (09160)Master Series Paints · ΔE 7, close · closer than Olive Shadow

Other Army Painter paints close to Olive Shadow

Olive Shadow vs Dark Battle Dress (WP4052P)Warpaints Historical · ΔE 8, close · closer than Mud Spatter
Olive Shadow vs Tainted Garden (Vol. 2)John Blanche Vol. 1-4 · ΔE 8, close · closer than Mud Spatter
Olive Shadow vs Dark Soviet Khaki (WP4123P)Warpaints Historical · ΔE 9, close · closer than Mud Spatter

All matches: Mud Spatter equivalents · Olive Shadow equivalents