What is the difference between Tundra Taupe and Olive Drab?

ΔE 8 (close). Olive Drab is a little darker, cooler. Swatch colours are estimates.

Tundra Taupe vs Olive Drab

Tundra Taupe

Brand: Army Painter
Range: Warpaints Fanatic
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #52533b (estimate)

Olive Drab

Brand: Mr. Hobby
Range: Acrysion
Code: N-78
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #3f4c3a (estimate)

How close are they?

ΔE 7.6, close: similar, with a visible difference side by side. Olive Drab is a little darker, cooler than Tundra Taupe.

Can I use Olive Drab instead of Tundra Taupe?

Usually, if you are not matching paint already on the model. Close match (ΔE 8). Olive Drab is a little darker, cooler than Tundra Taupe.

Can I use Tundra Taupe instead of Olive Drab?

The same difference applies the other way round: Tundra Taupe is a little lighter, 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 Tundra Taupe on the colour wheel See Olive Drab on the colour wheel

Other Mr. Hobby paints close to Tundra Taupe

Tundra Taupe vs Khaki (C-55)Mr. Color · ΔE 1, very close · closer than Olive Drab
Tundra Taupe vs Khaki (N-81)Acrysion · ΔE 1, very close · closer than Olive Drab
Tundra Taupe vs RLM 80 Olive Green (H-420)Aqueous Hobby Color · ΔE 7, close · closer than Olive Drab

Other Army Painter paints close to Olive Drab

Olive Drab vs Woodland CamoWarpaints Fanatic · ΔE 4, very close · closer than Tundra Taupe
Olive Drab vs Elf GreenWarpaints Legacy · ΔE 4, very close · closer than Tundra Taupe
Olive Drab vs Mid Feldgrau (WP4044P)Warpaints Historical · ΔE 6, very close · closer than Tundra Taupe

All matches: Tundra Taupe equivalents · Olive Drab equivalents