Olive Drab 2 sits in the brown family: dark in tone, moderate in saturation, warm in cast. Within the Tamiya range it ladders cleanly, Dark Green 3 for the shadows and Flat Brown for the highlights. Substitutes are thinner on the ground; P3 Paints Traitor Green is the nearest same-finish option at 86 percent, with 2 brands in strong-match range. Cross-brand swaps are adjust-on-model territory here, useful as a starting point rather than an exact replacement.
Olive Drab 2 equivalents in other ranges
Olive Drab 2 is awkward to replace. Treat the matches below as starting points for a mix rather than straight swaps.
Closest P3 Paints equivalent: P3 Paints Traitor Green, a near match with visible drift up close (delta E 2.9).
Nearest in the AK Interactive catalog: AK Interactive Olive Drab Base, close, with a hint of drift side by side (delta E 2.9).
Best Green Stuff World option: Green Stuff World Camouflage Green, workable at tabletop distance, not up close (delta E 4.3).
From Humbrol: Humbrol Army Green, a usable stand-in rather than a twin (delta E 4.4).
The honest caveat: P3 Paints Traitor Green dries slightly cooler than Olive Drab 2, so expect recess shading and edge highlights to shift with it.
How to read the score
90+Close
80sUsable
<70Mix
P3 Paints
AK Interactive
Olive Drab Base
Australian Camouflage Green
Usmc Green Fs 34095
Ijn M3 (M) Mitsubishi Interior Green
Us Olive Base Uniform
Ral 6003 Olivgrün Opt.1
Nº1 Light Green (Fs 34151)
Canvas Tone
Slate No.34
Ija #7 Ohryuko Nana Go Shoku (Olive Brown)
Ijn M3 (N) Nakajima Interior Green
Idf Modern Grey
Brownish Green
S.C.C. No.15 Olive Drab
Idf Sand Grey 1970S-1980S
Ral 6040 F9 Helloliv
Green-Brown
Field Drab (Fs 30118)
Green Stuff World
Humbrol
Vallejo
Citadel
Monument Pro Acryl
Revell
The Army Painter
Scale75
Two Thin Coats
About this color
Color profile
Highlight and shade ladder
Match difficulty
Found in 2 other brands with a same-finish match.
Where painters use it
Frequently asked
What is the closest equivalent to Tamiya Olive Drab 2?
The closest same-finish match is P3 Paints Traitor Green at 86% color similarity.
What color is Olive Drab 2?
Olive Drab 2 is a dark moderate brown with a warm undertone (hex #5A5828).
What do I highlight and shade Olive Drab 2 with?
Highlight Olive Drab 2 toward Flat Brown and shade it down into Dark Green 3, both Tamiya paints in the same finish family.