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Make a free guideLooking for a US Olive Drab equivalent? Below are the closest cross-brand color matches to US Olive Drab (Vallejo Model Color) in Vallejo Hobby Spray, Citadel Colour, Army Painter Fanatic, Reaper MSP, Vallejo Xpress Color, Vallejo Weathering Effects, Vallejo Diorama FX, AK Interactive Diorama Series, AK Interactive 3rd Gen, Army Painter Speedpaint, Vallejo Game Color, Monument Pro Acryl, Scale75 Scalecolor, Vallejo Model Wash, Vallejo Metal Color, AK Interactive Artist Dense Acrylic, Army Painter Colour Primer, Army Painter Quickshade, Army Painter Warpaints, Vallejo Game Color Effects, ranked by CIE76 deltaE color distance. Use them as substitutes, or generate a painting guide from the paints you actually own and let PaintGuide handle the matching and mixing for you.
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Shade & highlight partners
Suggested shadow and highlight colors for US Olive Drab, picked from the full catalog by color science — not paints you own. Shadows stay richer when they lean cool; pure black just flattens them. Highlights read best warmer and a touch softer than the base; pure white bleaches them out.
- Shade 2Grim BrownAK Interactive 3rd GenGreat match
- Shade 1US Dark GreenAK Interactive 3rd GenGreat match
- BaseUS Olive DrabVallejo Model Color
- Highlight 1Dusty SkullArmy Painter FanaticGreat match
- Highlight 2Gargoyle GreyArmy Painter FanaticGreat match
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Make a free guide with your paintsMatches are computed by converting each paint's color to CIELAB and measuring CIE76 deltaE distance. A “great match” (deltaE < 3) is very close to the eye; a “close match” is a usable substitute. Finish, opacity, and coverage still differ between brands, so test on primer when it matters.