What is the difference between Olive Drab 1 and English Uniform?

ΔE 6 (close). English Uniform is a little darker, warmer. Swatch colours are estimates.

Olive Drab 1 vs English Uniform

Olive Drab 1

Brand: Mr. Hobby
Range: Mr. Color
Code: C-12
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #635934 (estimate)

English Uniform

Brand: Vallejo
Range: Model Color
Code: 70.921
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #614e2c (estimate)

How close are they?

ΔE 6.0, close: similar, with a visible difference side by side. English Uniform is a little darker, warmer than Olive Drab 1.

Can I use English Uniform instead of Olive Drab 1?

Usually, if you are not matching paint already on the model. Close match (ΔE 6). English Uniform is a little darker, warmer than Olive Drab 1.

Can I use Olive Drab 1 instead of English Uniform?

The same difference applies the other way round: Olive Drab 1 is a little lighter, 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 Olive Drab 1 on the colour wheel See English Uniform on the colour wheel

Other Vallejo paints close to Olive Drab 1

Olive Drab 1 vs Ochre (71.081)Model Air · ΔE 4, very close · closer than English Uniform
Olive Drab 1 vs Khaki (70.988)Model Color · ΔE 4, very close · closer than English Uniform
Olive Drab 1 vs Khaki Grey (70.880)Model Color · ΔE 4, very close · closer than English Uniform

Other Mr. Hobby paints close to English Uniform

English Uniform vs Olive Drab 1 (H-52)Aqueous Hobby Color · ΔE 6, very close · closer than Olive Drab 1
English Uniform vs Olive Drab 1 (N-52)Acrysion · ΔE 6, very close · closer than Olive Drab 1
English Uniform vs Earth Green (C-132)Mr. Color · ΔE 6, close

All matches: Olive Drab 1 equivalents · English Uniform equivalents