What is the difference between Tundra Taupe and USA Olive Drab?

ΔE 7 (close). USA Olive Drab is more muted. Swatch colours are estimates.

Tundra Taupe vs USA Olive Drab

Tundra Taupe

Brand: Army Painter
Range: Warpaints Fanatic
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #52533b (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 7.0, close: similar, with a visible difference side by side. USA Olive Drab is more muted than Tundra Taupe.

Can I use USA Olive Drab instead of Tundra Taupe?

Usually, if you are not matching paint already on the model. Close match (ΔE 7). USA Olive Drab is more muted than Tundra Taupe.

Can I use Tundra Taupe instead of USA Olive Drab?

The same difference applies the other way round: Tundra Taupe is 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 Tundra Taupe on the colour wheel See USA Olive Drab on the colour wheel

Other Vallejo paints close to Tundra Taupe

Tundra Taupe vs Interior Green (71.010)Model Air · ΔE 2, very close · closer than USA Olive Drab
Tundra Taupe vs AMT-4 Cam. Green (71.301)Model Air · ΔE 2, very close · closer than USA Olive Drab
Tundra Taupe vs Green RLM62 (71.104)Model Air · ΔE 4, very close · closer than USA Olive Drab

Other Army Painter paints close to USA Olive Drab

USA Olive Drab vs Venom WyrmWarpaints Legacy · ΔE 7, close
USA Olive Drab vs Mid Feldgrau (WP4044P)Warpaints Historical · ΔE 9, close
USA Olive Drab vs Ammo Pouch Brown (WP4130P)Warpaints Historical · ΔE 9, close

All matches: Tundra Taupe equivalents · USA Olive Drab equivalents