What is the difference between Olive Drab 1 and Grey Brown?

ΔE 8 (close). Grey Brown is a little darker, more muted. Swatch colours are estimates.

Olive Drab 1 vs Grey Brown

Olive Drab 1

Brand: Mr. Hobby
Range: Acrysion
Code: N-52
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #584e25 (estimate)

Grey Brown

Brand: Vallejo
Range: Model Color
Code: 70.762
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #4c4021 (estimate)

How close are they?

ΔE 7.8, close: similar, with a visible difference side by side. Grey Brown is a little darker, more muted than Olive Drab 1.

Can I use Grey Brown instead of Olive Drab 1?

Usually, if you are not matching paint already on the model. Close match (ΔE 8). Grey Brown is a little darker, more muted than Olive Drab 1.

Can I use Olive Drab 1 instead of Grey Brown?

The same difference applies the other way round: Olive Drab 1 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 Olive Drab 1 on the colour wheel See Grey Brown on the colour wheel

Other Vallejo paints close to Olive Drab 1

Olive Drab 1 vs Earth Green (Early) (70.611)Model Air · ΔE 4, very close · closer than Grey Brown
Olive Drab 1 vs English Uniform (70.921)Model Color · ΔE 6, very close · closer than Grey Brown
Olive Drab 1 vs Ochre (71.081)Model Air · ΔE 8, close

Other Mr. Hobby paints close to Grey Brown

Grey Brown vs Dark Earth BS381C/450 (C-369)Mr. Color · ΔE 6, close · closer than Olive Drab 1
Grey Brown vs Olive Drab 1 (H-52)Aqueous Hobby Color · ΔE 8, close
Grey Brown vs Lederbraun (C-520)Mr. Color · ΔE 10, fair

All matches: Olive Drab 1 equivalents · Grey Brown equivalents