What is the difference between Olive Drab (USAF) and AMT-4 Cam. Green?

ΔE 7 (close). AMT-4 Cam. Green is warmer. Swatch colours are estimates.

Olive Drab (USAF) vs AMT-4 Cam. Green

Olive Drab (USAF)

Brand: Tamiya
Range: AS Spray (aircraft)
Code: AS-6
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #525f41 (estimate)

AMT-4 Cam. Green

Brand: Vallejo
Range: Model Air
Code: 71.301
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #56553b (estimate)

How close are they?

ΔE 7.3, close: similar, with a visible difference side by side. AMT-4 Cam. Green is warmer than Olive Drab (USAF).

Can I use AMT-4 Cam. Green instead of Olive Drab (USAF)?

Usually, if you are not matching paint already on the model. Close match (ΔE 7). AMT-4 Cam. Green is warmer than Olive Drab (USAF).

Can I use Olive Drab (USAF) instead of AMT-4 Cam. Green?

The same difference applies the other way round: Olive Drab (USAF) is 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 (USAF) on the colour wheel See AMT-4 Cam. Green on the colour wheel

Other Vallejo paints close to Olive Drab (USAF)

Olive Drab (USAF) vs Light Green Chrom. (71.006)Model Air · ΔE 2, very close · closer than AMT-4 Cam. Green
Olive Drab (USAF) vs Green Zinc Chrom. (71.094)Model Air · ΔE 4, very close · closer than AMT-4 Cam. Green
Olive Drab (USAF) vs US Light Green (71.137)Model Air · ΔE 4, very close · closer than AMT-4 Cam. Green

Other Tamiya paints close to AMT-4 Cam. Green

AMT-4 Cam. Green vs Dark Green (AS-9)AS Spray (aircraft) · ΔE 4, very close · closer than Olive Drab (USAF)
AMT-4 Cam. Green vs Olive Drab (XF-62)XF Flat Acrylic · ΔE 7, close
AMT-4 Cam. Green vs Olive Drab (TS-5)TS Spray · ΔE 7, close

All matches: Olive Drab (USAF) equivalents · AMT-4 Cam. Green equivalents