Paint Equivalents

Olive Drab (1) (Mr Color)

Mr. Hobby · Mr Color / Mr Color Spray · 12

#685932 · L*38.4 a*0.4 b*24.7

The closest match to Mr. Hobby Olive Drab (1) (Mr Color) in every other range, nearest first.

Mr. Hobby Olive Drab (1) is a dark, moderately saturated yellow. 2 ranges carry a near-perfect stand-in for it, the closest being FolkArt Glam Gold at ΔE 0.7. 12 of the 30 other ranges have nothing within ΔE 5, so a substitution from those will read as a different colour.

What the ΔE numbers below mean, and how close a match has to be

The closest colour to this paint is in a craft or fine-art range — a bottle sold for decorating and canvas work, not for models. The distance is right; the pot is a different kind of product. What a match to a craft bottle promises, and where it belongs on a model.

This colour is sold under more than one range label — what differs between those pots

What is the closest equivalent to Mr. Hobby Olive Drab (1) (Mr Color)?

FolkArt Glam Gold is the closest equivalent to Mr. Hobby Olive Drab (1) (Mr Color) in any other range, at ΔE 0.7 — an indistinguishable substitute. Next nearest: AK Interactive Ral 6040 F9 Helloliv (ΔE 1.3) and Mr. Paint 4bo - 1947 Russian Green (ΔE 2.2).

What is the Vallejo alternative to Mr. Hobby Olive Drab (1) (Mr Color)?

The nearest Vallejo paint is Khaki, ΔE 2.5 — a very close substitute. The full Mr. Hobby to Vallejo conversion chart lists the rest.

Shop Mr. Hobby Olive Drab (1) Shop FolkArt Glam Gold

Olive Drab (1) (Mr Color) equivalent in FolkArt

  1. A Glam Gold Multi-Surface Glitter Acrylics 2958 ΔE 0.7 · indistinguishable
  2. B Butter Pecan Acrylic Colors 939 ΔE 3.2 · very close

Full Mr. Hobby → FolkArt conversion chart

Olive Drab (1) (Mr Color) equivalent in AK Interactive

  1. A Ral 6040 F9 Helloliv AFV (3rd Gen) AK11323 ΔE 1.3 · near-perfect
  2. B Idf Modern Grey AFV (3rd Gen) AK11352 ΔE 2.6 · very close

Full Mr. Hobby → AK Interactive conversion chart

Olive Drab (1) (Mr Color) equivalent in Mr. Paint

  1. B 4bo - 1947 Russian Green Mr Paint - Aqua Colors MRP-A035 ΔE 2.2 · very close
  2. D Olive Drab Ana 613 Mr Paint MRP-138 ΔE 5.2 · similar

Full Mr. Hobby → Mr. Paint conversion chart

Olive Drab (1) (Mr Color) equivalent in Scale75

  1. B Russian Uniform Warfront Range ΔE 2.5 · very close
  2. C Raw Umber Artist Range ΔE 4.2 · close

Full Mr. Hobby → Scale75 conversion chart

Olive Drab (1) (Mr Color) equivalent in Vallejo

  1. B Khaki Model Color 70.988 ΔE 2.5 · very close
  2. B Earth Green (Early) Surface Primer 70.611 ΔE 3.1 · very close

Full Mr. Hobby → Vallejo conversion chart

Olive Drab (1) (Mr Color) equivalent in Green Stuff World

  1. B Gengis Khaki Acrylic Colors ΔE 2.6 · very close
  2. D Dark Beige Acrylic Colors ΔE 5.8 · similar

Full Mr. Hobby → Green Stuff World conversion chart

Olive Drab (1) (Mr Color) equivalent in Tom Color

  1. B Woodbrown Médio TC-0220 ΔE 2.7 · very close
  2. C Olive Drab 41 TC-0167 ΔE 4.2 · close

Full Mr. Hobby → Tom Color conversion chart

Olive Drab (1) (Mr Color) equivalent in Humbrol

  1. B Olive Green Acrylics - Matt 86 ΔE 3.1 · very close
  2. C Light Olive Aerosol Sprays S86 ΔE 3.9 · close

Full Mr. Hobby → Humbrol conversion chart

Olive Drab (1) (Mr Color) equivalent in Mig

  1. B 7k Russian Tan Acrylics AMIG0021 ΔE 3.2 · very close
  2. B Khaki Green Nº3 (british 1939-42) Acrylics AMIG0113 ΔE 3.3 · very close

Full Mr. Hobby → Mig conversion chart

Olive Drab (1) (Mr Color) equivalent in Foundry

  1. C British Uniform Brown Shade Paint System 100A ΔE 3.6 · close
  2. D Drab Shade Paint System 12A ΔE 5.5 · similar

Full Mr. Hobby → Foundry conversion chart

Olive Drab (1) (Mr Color) equivalent in Kimera Kolors

  1. C Kiwi Brown Danilo Cartacci Signature Set ΔE 3.6 · close
  2. E Golden Brown Danilo Cartacci Signature Set ΔE 11.1 · far

Olive Drab (1) (Mr Color) equivalent in Mission Models

  1. C Dunkelbraun RAL 7017 MMP-139 ΔE 4.1 · close
  2. C USAAF Olive Drab 41 WWII MMP-091 ΔE 4.2 · close

Full Mr. Hobby → Mission Models conversion chart

Olive Drab (1) in the remaining ranges

These ranges have nothing close. The nearest they offer is listed anyway.

RangeNearest paintDistance
The Army Painter #686139 Tainted Gold Metallic Colours Paint Set ΔE 4.3
Citadel #706542 Aggaros Dunes Contrast ΔE 4.7
Coat d'Arms #665C43 Horse Tone – Brown Military Range ΔE 4.7
Italeri #645B42 Grau RLM 02 Acrylic Paint ΔE 4.8
P3 #6D6346 Orgoth Bronze Privateer Press Formula P3 ΔE 5.0
Revell #756544 Olive Brown Email Color - Matt ΔE 5.0
Duncan #776742 Ancient Gold Wave 3 ΔE 5.3
Tamiya #715A3D Brown (JGSDF) Lacquer Paint ΔE 5.7
Reaper #554921 Rotting Wood Master Series Paints Core Colors ΔE 5.9
Creature #654B2D Bronze Monument Pro Acryl ΔE 7.7
Golden #5C5B42 Sap Green Hue OPEN Acrylics ΔE 7.7
Liquitex #816C33 Bronze Yellow Heavy Body Acrylix ΔE 8.5
Monument #805F3E Flameon Caramel Brown Pro Signature Series ΔE 9.1
Acrilex #52483B Sépia Paints ΔE 10.8
Apple Barrel #866E56 Territorial Beige Colors ΔE 11.7
Arteza #865F43 Pearl Deep Brown Acrylic Premium Paints ΔE 12.2
Warcolours #3F4900 Olive 5 Layer paints ΔE 13.3
Turbo Dork #805D49 Death By ΔE 13.3

Nearest colours inside Mr. Hobby

  1. A Earth Green Mr Color ΔE 0.0 · indistinguishable
  2. A Khaki Aqueous Hobby Color ΔE 0.0 · indistinguishable
  3. C Dark Earth Bs381c/450 Mr Color ΔE 3.6 · close
  4. C Olive Drab (1) Acrysion ΔE 3.8 · close
  5. C Dark Yellow Shadow Mr Color Modulation Set ΔE 4.3 · close
  6. D Earth Brown Aqueous Hobby Color ΔE 6.7 · similar

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