What is the difference between Olive Drab 2314 and Cam. Middle Brown?

ΔE 7 (close). Cam. Middle Brown is a little lighter, more saturated, warmer. Swatch colours are estimates.

Olive Drab 2314 vs Cam. Middle Brown

Olive Drab 2314

Brand: Mr. Hobby
Range: Mr. Color
Code: C-518
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #312e1e (estimate)

Cam. Middle Brown

Brand: Vallejo
Range: Model Color
Code: 70.740
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #41341f (estimate)

How close are they?

ΔE 7.3, close: similar, with a visible difference side by side. Cam. Middle Brown is a little lighter, more saturated, warmer than Olive Drab 2314.

Can I use Cam. Middle Brown instead of Olive Drab 2314?

Usually, if you are not matching paint already on the model. Close match (ΔE 7). Cam. Middle Brown is a little lighter, more saturated, warmer than Olive Drab 2314.

Can I use Olive Drab 2314 instead of Cam. Middle Brown?

The same difference applies the other way round: Olive Drab 2314 is a little darker, more muted, 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 2314 on the colour wheel See Cam. Middle Brown on the colour wheel

Other Vallejo paints close to Olive Drab 2314

Olive Drab 2314 vs Olive Grey (70.888)Model Color · ΔE 5, very close · closer than Cam. Middle Brown
Olive Drab 2314 vs Military Green (70.975)Model Color · ΔE 6, very close · closer than Cam. Middle Brown
Olive Drab 2314 vs Canvas (70.763)Model Color · ΔE 6, close · closer than Cam. Middle Brown

Other Mr. Hobby paints close to Cam. Middle Brown

Cam. Middle Brown vs Lederbraun (C-520)Mr. Color · ΔE 5, very close · closer than Olive Drab 2314
Cam. Middle Brown vs Brown 3606 (C-517)Mr. Color · ΔE 7, close · closer than Olive Drab 2314
Cam. Middle Brown vs Dark Earth BS381C/450 (C-369)Mr. Color · ΔE 8, close

All matches: Olive Drab 2314 equivalents · Cam. Middle Brown equivalents