What is the difference between NATO Green and Medium Olive?

ΔE 7 (close). Medium Olive is a little lighter, warmer. Swatch colours are estimates.

NATO Green vs Medium Olive

NATO Green

Brand: AK Interactive
Range: 3rd Gen AFV Series
Code: AK11358
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #223b24 (estimate)

Medium Olive

Brand: Vallejo
Range: Model Color
Code: 70.850
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #364931 (estimate)

How close are they?

ΔE 7.1, close: similar, with a visible difference side by side. Medium Olive is a little lighter, warmer than NATO Green.

Can I use Medium Olive instead of NATO Green?

Usually, if you are not matching paint already on the model. Close match (ΔE 7). Medium Olive is a little lighter, warmer than NATO Green.

Can I use NATO Green instead of Medium Olive?

The same difference applies the other way round: NATO Green is a little darker, cooler.

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 NATO Green on the colour wheel See Medium Olive on the colour wheel

Other Vallejo paints close to NATO Green

NATO Green vs Flat Green (70.968)Model Color · ΔE 6, very close · closer than Medium Olive
NATO Green vs Luftwaffe Green (70.823)Model Color · ΔE 6, close · closer than Medium Olive
NATO Green vs Deep Green (70.970)Model Color · ΔE 7, close · closer than Medium Olive

Other AK Interactive paints close to Medium Olive

Medium Olive vs WWI German Dark Green (AK11803)3rd Gen Air Series · ΔE 1, very close · closer than NATO Green
Medium Olive vs IJA #21 Midori iro (Green) (AK11902)3rd Gen Air Series · ΔE 2, very close · closer than NATO Green
Medium Olive vs Gunship Green (AK11150)3rd Gen Standard · ΔE 3, very close · closer than NATO Green

All matches: NATO Green equivalents · Medium Olive equivalents