What is the difference between Medium Olive Green and Sky Type S?

ΔE 10 (close). Sky Type S is more muted. Swatch colours are estimates.

Medium Olive Green vs Sky Type S

Medium Olive Green

Brand: AK Interactive
Range: 3rd Gen Standard
Code: AK11148
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #869a72 (estimate)

Sky Type S

Brand: Vallejo
Range: Model Air
Code: 71.302
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #939e85 (estimate)

How close are they?

ΔE 9.5, close: similar, with a visible difference side by side. Sky Type S is more muted than Medium Olive Green.

Can I use Sky Type S instead of Medium Olive Green?

Usually, if you are not matching paint already on the model. Close match (ΔE 10). Sky Type S is more muted than Medium Olive Green.

Can I use Medium Olive Green instead of Sky Type S?

The same difference applies the other way round: Medium Olive Green is 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 Medium Olive Green on the colour wheel See Sky Type S on the colour wheel

Other Vallejo paints close to Medium Olive Green

Medium Olive Green vs Pastel Green (70.885)Model Color · ΔE 5, very close · closer than Sky Type S
Medium Olive Green vs Interior Grey Green (71.305)Model Air · ΔE 9, close · closer than Sky Type S
Medium Olive Green vs IJA Light Grey Green (71.321)Model Air · ΔE 10, close

Other AK Interactive paints close to Sky Type S

Sky Type S vs Medium Sea Grey (AK11014)3rd Gen Standard · ΔE 6, close · closer than Medium Olive Green
Sky Type S vs RLM 02 RLM-Grau (1938) (AK11811)3rd Gen Air Series · ΔE 7, close · closer than Medium Olive Green
Sky Type S vs IJA #1 Hairyokushoku (Grey-Green) (AK11899)3rd Gen Air Series · ΔE 7, close · closer than Medium Olive Green

All matches: Medium Olive Green equivalents · Sky Type S equivalents