What is the difference between Skavenblight Dinge and US Olive Drab?

ΔE 6 (very close). US Olive Drab is a little lighter, cooler. Swatch colours are estimates.

Skavenblight Dinge vs US Olive Drab

Skavenblight Dinge

Brand: Citadel / Warhammer
Range: Colour: Layer
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #4a4438 (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 5.9, very close: most people won’t see a difference side by side. US Olive Drab is a little lighter, cooler than Skavenblight Dinge.

Can I use US Olive Drab instead of Skavenblight Dinge?

Yes, for most jobs. Very close match (ΔE 6). US Olive Drab is a little lighter, cooler than Skavenblight Dinge.

Can I use Skavenblight Dinge instead of US Olive Drab?

The same difference applies the other way round: Skavenblight Dinge is a little darker, 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 Skavenblight Dinge on the colour wheel See US Olive Drab on the colour wheel

Other Vallejo paints close to Skavenblight Dinge

Skavenblight Dinge vs German Tank Crew (70.759)Model Color · ΔE 3, very close · closer than US Olive Drab
Skavenblight Dinge vs US Olive Drab (71.043)Model Air · ΔE 3, very close · closer than US Olive Drab
Skavenblight Dinge vs Cam. Med. Brown (71.038)Model Air · ΔE 3, very close · closer than US Olive Drab

Other Citadel paints close to US Olive Drab

US Olive Drab vs Steel Legion DrabColour: Base · ΔE 9, close
US Olive Drab vs Death Korps DrabColour: Base · ΔE 10, fair
US Olive Drab vs Eshin GreyColour: Layer · ΔE 11, fair

All matches: Skavenblight Dinge equivalents · US Olive Drab equivalents