What is the difference between Nº9 Olive Drab (FS33070) and N.?

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

Nº9 Olive Drab (FS33070) vs N.

Nº9 Olive Drab (FS33070)

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

N.

Brand: Vallejo
Range: Model Air
Code: 71.316
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. N. is a little lighter, warmer than Nº9 Olive Drab (FS33070).

Can I use N. instead of Nº9 Olive Drab (FS33070)?

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

Can I use Nº9 Olive Drab (FS33070) instead of N.?

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 N. 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 N.
Nº9 Olive Drab (FS33070) vs Dark Green RLM71 (71.015)Model Air · ΔE 6, close
Nº9 Olive Drab (FS33070) vs IJA Olive Green (71.286)Model Air · ΔE 6, close

Other AK Interactive paints close to N.

N. vs British Dark Olive Green PFI (AK11381)3rd Gen AFV Series · ΔE 1, very close · closer than Nº9 Olive Drab (FS33070)
N. vs S.C.C. No.15 Olive Drab (AK11386)3rd Gen AFV Series · ΔE 3, very close · closer than Nº9 Olive Drab (FS33070)
N. 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 · N. equivalents