Olive Drab
Reaper · Master Series Paints Core Colors · 9158
#5C5602 · L*35.9 a*-6.7 b*42.9
The closest match to Reaper Olive Drab in every other range, nearest first.
Reaper Olive Drab is a dark, saturated yellow. Only one range matches it closely enough to swap without thinking: Green Stuff World Limelight Dip, ΔE 1.5. 27 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
What is the closest equivalent to Reaper Olive Drab?
Green Stuff World Limelight Dip is the closest equivalent to Reaper Olive Drab in any other range, at ΔE 1.5 — a near-perfect substitute. Next nearest: Mig Russian Green Base (ΔE 3.4) and AK Interactive Usmc Green Fs 34095 (ΔE 4.1).
What is the Vallejo alternative to Reaper Olive Drab?
The nearest Vallejo paint is Dirty Grey, ΔE 6.9 — similar, close enough to stand in only where the colour is not the point. The full Reaper to Vallejo conversion chart lists the rest.
Shop Reaper Olive Drab Shop Green Stuff World Limelight Dip Shop Green Stuff World Dipping Inks set
Olive Drab equivalent in Green Stuff World
- A Limelight Dip Dipping Inks ΔE 1.5 · near-perfect
- C Camouflage Green Acrylic Colors ΔE 4.0 · close
Olive Drab equivalent in Mig
- B Russian Green Base Acrylics AMIG0932 ΔE 3.4 · very close
- D Idf Green Acrylics AMIG0068 ΔE 8.4 · similar
Olive Drab equivalent in AK Interactive
- C Usmc Green Fs 34095 Air (3rd Gen) AK11874 ΔE 4.1 · close
- D Australian Camouflage Green AFV (3rd Gen) AK11348 ΔE 5.5 · similar
Olive Drab equivalent in Scale75
- D Russian Light Green Warfront Range ΔE 5.2 · similar
- D Russian Uniform Warfront Range ΔE 6.8 · similar
Olive Drab equivalent in P3
- D Battle Dress Green Privateer Press Formula P3 ΔE 5.5 · similar
- D Bile Thrall Privateer Press Formula P3 ΔE 9.6 · similar
Olive Drab equivalent in Foundry
- D Moss Shade Paint System 29A ΔE 5.5 · similar
- D Drab Shade Paint System 12A ΔE 5.5 · similar
Olive Drab equivalent in Kimera Kolors
- D Kiwi Brown Danilo Cartacci Signature Set ΔE 5.6 · similar
- E Golden Brown Danilo Cartacci Signature Set ΔE 15.7 · far
Olive Drab equivalent in Mr. Paint
- D Sac Bomber Green FS34127 Mr Paint MRP-249 ΔE 5.7 · similar
- D IJAAF 7 Ohryoku Nana Go Shoku (Yellow Green 7) Mr Paint MRP-418 ΔE 7.4 · similar
Olive Drab equivalent in Mr. Hobby
- D Olive Drab (1) Acrysion N52 ΔE 5.9 · similar
- D Russian Green "4bo" 1947 Mr Color 512 ΔE 8.2 · similar
Olive Drab equivalent in The Army Painter
- D Elf Green Warpaints WP1420 ΔE 6.0 · similar
- D Tainted Gold Metallic Colours Paint Set ΔE 8.8 · similar
Olive Drab equivalent in Tamiya
- D Olive drab 2 Spray TS-28 ΔE 6.0 · similar
- D Olive drab Acrylics Mini Flat XF-62 ΔE 9.1 · similar
Olive Drab equivalent in Italeri
- D Interior Green Acrylic Paint 4736AP ΔE 6.2 · similar
- E Light Green Acrylic Paint 4309AP ΔE 10.6 · far
Olive Drab in the remaining ranges
These ranges have nothing close. The nearest they offer is listed anyway.
| Range | Nearest paint | Distance | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Humbrol | #525123 | Matt Olive Drab Acrylics - Matt | ΔE 6.7 |
| Vallejo | #675F30 | Dirty Grey Game Color | ΔE 6.9 |
| Golden | #576122 | Green Gold Heavy Body | ΔE 7.3 |
| Warcolours | #3F4900 | Olive 5 Layer paints | ΔE 7.9 |
| Mission Models | #6A6931 | US Army Olive Drab FS 34088 | ΔE 8.2 |
| Tom Color | #4B481D | Amt-4 Old | ΔE 8.2 |
| FolkArt | #4D461C | Forest Moss Acrylic Colors | ΔE 8.5 |
| Citadel | #556229 | Death Guard Green Spray | ΔE 8.9 |
| Coat d'Arms | #434A21 | Muddy Green Brushscape Range | ΔE 10.4 |
| Apple Barrel | #606D35 | Palm Leaf Colors | ΔE 11.1 |
| Liquitex | #816C33 | Bronze Yellow Heavy Body Acrylix | ΔE 11.3 |
| Duncan | #776742 | Ancient Gold Wave 3 | ΔE 11.9 |
| Revell | #756544 | Olive Brown Email Color - Matt | ΔE 12.4 |
| Acrilex | #6A6F46 | Verde Oliva Paints | ΔE 12.7 |
| Arteza | #455032 | Olive Green Acrylic Premium Paints | ΔE 13.4 |
| Monument | #6A7546 | Vince Venturella Dark Yellow Green Pro Signature Series | ΔE 14.1 |
| Creature | #654B2D | Bronze Monument Pro Acryl | ΔE 14.2 |
| Turbo Dork | #805D49 | Death By | ΔE 20.8 |
Nearest colours inside Reaper
- B Troll Hide Master Series Paints Bones ΔE 2.1 · very close
- C Lone Star Leather Master Series Paints Core Colors ΔE 4.8 · close
- D Uniform Brown Master Series Paints Core Colors ΔE 8.0 · similar
- D Rotting Wood Master Series Paints Core Colors ΔE 8.5 · similar
- D Military Green Master Series Paints Core Colors ΔE 9.8 · similar
- D Hodag Green Master Series Paints Pathfinder ΔE 9.9 · similar
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