What is the difference between Olive Drab 2314 and Canvas?

ΔE 6 (close). Canvas is a little lighter, more saturated, warmer. Swatch colours are estimates.

Olive Drab 2314 vs Canvas

Olive Drab 2314

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

Canvas

Brand: Vallejo
Range: Model Color
Code: 70.763
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #3c341d (estimate)

How close are they?

ΔE 6.1, close: similar, with a visible difference side by side. Canvas is a little lighter, more saturated, warmer than Olive Drab 2314.

Can I use Canvas instead of Olive Drab 2314?

Usually, if you are not matching paint already on the model. Close match (ΔE 6). Canvas is a little lighter, more saturated, warmer than Olive Drab 2314.

Can I use Olive Drab 2314 instead of Canvas?

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 Canvas 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 Canvas
Olive Drab 2314 vs Military Green (70.975)Model Color · ΔE 6, very close · closer than Canvas
Olive Drab 2314 vs Cam. Olive Green (70.894)Model Color · ΔE 7, close

Other Mr. Hobby paints close to Canvas

Canvas vs Lederbraun (C-520)Mr. Color · ΔE 7, close
Canvas vs Dark Earth BS381C/450 (C-369)Mr. Color · ΔE 9, close
Canvas vs Brown 3606 (C-517)Mr. Color · ΔE 9, close

All matches: Olive Drab 2314 equivalents · Canvas equivalents