What is the difference between Nº9 Olive Drab (FS33070) and IJA Olive Green?

ΔE 6 (close). IJA Olive Green is a little lighter, warmer. Swatch colours are estimates.

Nº9 Olive Drab (FS33070) vs IJA Olive Green

Nº9 Olive Drab (FS33070)

Brand: AK Interactive
Range: 3rd Gen AFV Series
Code: AK11339
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #343b22 (estimate)

IJA Olive Green

Brand: Vallejo
Range: Model Air
Code: 71.286
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #42402c (estimate)

How close are they?

ΔE 6.3, close: similar, with a visible difference side by side. IJA Olive Green is a little lighter, warmer than Nº9 Olive Drab (FS33070).

Can I use IJA Olive Green instead of Nº9 Olive Drab (FS33070)?

Usually, if you are not matching paint already on the model. Close match (ΔE 6). IJA Olive Green is a little lighter, warmer than Nº9 Olive Drab (FS33070).

Can I use Nº9 Olive Drab (FS33070) instead of IJA Olive Green?

The same difference applies the other way round: Nº9 Olive Drab (FS33070) 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 Nº9 Olive Drab (FS33070) on the colour wheel See IJA Olive Green on the colour wheel

Other Vallejo paints close to Nº9 Olive Drab (FS33070)

Nº9 Olive Drab (FS33070) vs Luftwaffe Green (70.823)Model Color · ΔE 4, very close · closer than IJA Olive Green
Nº9 Olive Drab (FS33070) vs Dark Green RLM71 (71.015)Model Air · ΔE 6, close
Nº9 Olive Drab (FS33070) vs N. (71.316)Model Air · ΔE 6, close

Other AK Interactive paints close to IJA Olive Green

IJA Olive Green vs British Dark Olive Green PFI (AK11381)3rd Gen AFV Series · ΔE 1, very close · closer than Nº9 Olive Drab (FS33070)
IJA Olive Green vs S.C.C. No.15 Olive Drab (AK11386)3rd Gen AFV Series · ΔE 3, very close · closer than Nº9 Olive Drab (FS33070)
IJA Olive Green vs PC10 Late (AK11809)3rd Gen Air Series · ΔE 4, very close · closer than Nº9 Olive Drab (FS33070)

All matches: Nº9 Olive Drab (FS33070) equivalents · IJA Olive Green equivalents