Field Grey vs USAF Olive Drab

Field Grey

Brand
Two Thin Coats
Range
Triads: shadows
Type
an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch
#414237 (estimate)

USAF Olive Drab

Brand
Vallejo
Range
Model Air
Code
71.016
Type
an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch
#555343 (estimate)

How close are they?

ΔE 8.1, close: similar, with a visible difference side by side. USAF Olive Drab is a little lighter than Field Grey.

Can I use USAF Olive Drab instead of Field Grey?

Usually, if you are not matching paint already on the model. Close match (ΔE 8). USAF Olive Drab is a little lighter than Field Grey.

Can I use Field Grey instead of USAF Olive Drab?

The same difference applies the other way round: Field Grey is a little darker.

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 Field Grey on the colour wheel See USAF Olive Drab on the colour wheel

Other Vallejo paints close to Field Grey

Other Two Thin Coats paints close to USAF Olive Drab

All matches: Field Grey equivalents · USAF Olive Drab equivalents

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