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

ΔE 10 (close). Green Brown is a little lighter, more saturated. Swatch colours are estimates.

Olive Drab 1 vs Green Brown

Olive Drab 1

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

Green Brown

Brand: Vallejo
Range: Model Color
Code: 70.879
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #70642f (estimate)

How close are they?

ΔE 9.7, close: similar, with a visible difference side by side. Green Brown is a little lighter, more saturated than Olive Drab 1.

Can I use Green Brown instead of Olive Drab 1?

Usually, if you are not matching paint already on the model. Close match (ΔE 10). Green Brown is a little lighter, more saturated than Olive Drab 1.

Can I use Olive Drab 1 instead of Green Brown?

The same difference applies the other way round: Olive Drab 1 is a little darker, more muted.

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 Green Brown 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 Green Brown
Olive Drab 1 vs Khaki (70.988)Model Color · ΔE 4, very close · closer than Green Brown
Olive Drab 1 vs Khaki Grey (70.880)Model Color · ΔE 4, very close · closer than Green Brown

Other Mr. Hobby paints close to Green Brown

Green Brown vs Dark Earth (H-72)Aqueous Hobby Color · ΔE 7, close · closer than Olive Drab 1
Green Brown vs Hay Color (C-524)Mr. Color · ΔE 7, close · closer than Olive Drab 1
Green Brown vs Earth Green (C-132)Mr. Color · ΔE 10, close

All matches: Olive Drab 1 equivalents · Green Brown equivalents