What is the difference between Mud Spatter and Olive Brown?

ΔE 9 (close). Olive Brown is a little darker, more muted. Swatch colours are estimates.

Mud Spatter vs Olive Brown

Mud Spatter

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

Olive Brown

Brand: Vallejo
Range: Model Color
Code: 70.889
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #322621 (estimate)

How close are they?

ΔE 8.9, close: similar, with a visible difference side by side. Olive Brown is a little darker, more muted than Mud Spatter.

Can I use Olive Brown instead of Mud Spatter?

Usually, if you are not matching paint already on the model. Close match (ΔE 9). Olive Brown is a little darker, more muted than Mud Spatter.

Can I use Mud Spatter instead of Olive Brown?

The same difference applies the other way round: Mud Spatter is a little lighter, more saturated.

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 Brown on the colour wheel

Other Vallejo paints close to Mud Spatter

Mud Spatter vs Cam. Middle Brown (70.740)Model Color · ΔE 5, very close · closer than Olive Brown
Mud Spatter vs Canvas (70.763)Model Color · ΔE 7, close · closer than Olive Brown
Mud Spatter vs Burnt Umber (70.941)Model Color · ΔE 7, close · closer than Olive Brown

Other Army Painter paints close to Olive Brown

Olive Brown vs Banshee Brown (Vol. 1)John Blanche Vol. 1-4 · ΔE 2, very close · closer than Mud Spatter
Olive Brown vs Brigandine BrownWarpaints Fanatic · ΔE 3, very close · closer than Mud Spatter
Olive Brown vs Hardened CarapaceWarpaints Legacy · ΔE 3, very close · closer than Mud Spatter

All matches: Mud Spatter equivalents · Olive Brown equivalents