What is the difference between Woodstain Brown and US Olive Drab?

ΔE 8 (close). US Olive Drab is a little lighter, more muted. Swatch colours are estimates.

Woodstain Brown vs US Olive Drab

Woodstain Brown

Brand: Reaper
Range: Master Series Paints
Code: 09160
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #483a2d (estimate)

US Olive Drab

Brand: Vallejo
Range: Model Air
Code: 71.043
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #4c473f (estimate)

How close are they?

ΔE 7.7, close: similar, with a visible difference side by side. US Olive Drab is a little lighter, more muted than Woodstain Brown.

Can I use US Olive Drab instead of Woodstain Brown?

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

Can I use Woodstain Brown instead of US Olive Drab?

The same difference applies the other way round: Woodstain Brown is a little darker, 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 Woodstain Brown on the colour wheel See US Olive Drab on the colour wheel

Other Vallejo paints close to Woodstain Brown

Woodstain Brown vs Leather Brown (70.871)Model Color · ΔE 3, very close · closer than US Olive Drab
Woodstain Brown vs Medium Brown (70.826)Model Color · ΔE 5, very close · closer than US Olive Drab
Woodstain Brown vs Cam. Med. Brown (71.038)Model Air · ΔE 5, very close · closer than US Olive Drab

Other Reaper paints close to US Olive Drab

US Olive Drab vs Stormy Grey (09088)Master Series Paints · ΔE 4, very close · closer than Woodstain Brown
US Olive Drab vs Grey Liner (09065)Master Series Paints · ΔE 6, very close · closer than Woodstain Brown
US Olive Drab vs Stormcover Grey (09172)Master Series Paints · ΔE 7, close · closer than Woodstain Brown

All matches: Woodstain Brown equivalents · US Olive Drab equivalents