What is the difference between IDF Green and Olive Grey?

ΔE 7 (close). Olive Grey is a little lighter, more muted. Swatch colours are estimates.

IDF Green vs Olive Grey

IDF Green

Brand: AK Interactive
Range: 3rd Gen AFV Series
Code: AK11355
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #29311b (estimate)

Olive Grey

Brand: Vallejo
Range: Model Color
Code: 70.888
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #343729 (estimate)

How close are they?

ΔE 6.9, close: similar, with a visible difference side by side. Olive Grey is a little lighter, more muted than IDF Green.

Can I use Olive Grey instead of IDF Green?

Usually, if you are not matching paint already on the model. Close match (ΔE 7). Olive Grey is a little lighter, more muted than IDF Green.

Can I use IDF Green instead of Olive Grey?

The same difference applies the other way round: IDF Green is a little darker, more saturated.

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 IDF Green on the colour wheel See Olive Grey on the colour wheel

Other Vallejo paints close to IDF Green

IDF Green vs Luftwaffe Green (70.823)Model Color · ΔE 3, very close · closer than Olive Grey
IDF Green vs Bronze Green (70.897)Model Color · ΔE 5, very close · closer than Olive Grey
IDF Green vs BS Dark Green (71.324)Model Air · ΔE 8, close

Other AK Interactive paints close to Olive Grey

Olive Grey vs Base Green (Protective) (AK11367)3rd Gen AFV Series · ΔE 4, very close · closer than IDF Green
Olive Grey vs Field Grey Base #2 (Grey Uniform) (AK11423)3rd Gen Figure Series · ΔE 4, very close · closer than IDF Green
Olive Grey vs S.C.C. No.15 Olive Drab (AK11386)3rd Gen AFV Series · ΔE 4, very close · closer than IDF Green

All matches: IDF Green equivalents · Olive Grey equivalents