What is the difference between Woodland Camo and US Olive Drab?

ΔE 7 (close). US Olive Drab is more muted, warmer. Swatch colours are estimates.

Woodland Camo vs US Olive Drab

Woodland Camo

Brand: Army Painter
Range: Warpaints Fanatic
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #3f4c34 (estimate)

US Olive Drab

Brand: Vallejo
Range: Model Color
Code: 70.887
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #4c4e3d (estimate)

How close are they?

ΔE 7.0, close: similar, with a visible difference side by side. US Olive Drab is more muted, warmer than Woodland Camo.

Can I use US Olive Drab instead of Woodland Camo?

Usually, if you are not matching paint already on the model. Close match (ΔE 7). US Olive Drab is more muted, warmer than Woodland Camo.

Can I use Woodland Camo instead of US Olive Drab?

The same difference applies the other way round: Woodland Camo 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 Woodland Camo on the colour wheel See US Olive Drab on the colour wheel

Other Vallejo paints close to Woodland Camo

Woodland Camo vs Medium Olive (70.850)Model Color · ΔE 3, very close · closer than US Olive Drab
Woodland Camo vs Gunship Green (70.895)Model Color · ΔE 3, very close · closer than US Olive Drab
Woodland Camo vs Russian Unif. WWII (70.924)Model Color · ΔE 4, very close · closer than US Olive Drab

Other Army Painter paints close to US Olive Drab

US Olive Drab vs Tundra TaupeWarpaints Fanatic · ΔE 5, very close · closer than Woodland Camo
US Olive Drab vs Venom WyrmWarpaints Legacy · ΔE 5, very close · closer than Woodland Camo
US Olive Drab vs Dark Boot Brown (WP4126P)Warpaints Historical · ΔE 6, very close · closer than Woodland Camo

All matches: Woodland Camo equivalents · US Olive Drab equivalents