What is the difference between Dark Olive Drab and Dark Green RLM71?

ΔE 8 (close). Dark Green RLM71 is a little lighter, more muted. Swatch colours are estimates.

Dark Olive Drab vs Dark Green RLM71

Dark Olive Drab

Brand: AMMO by Mig
Range: ATOM
Code: ATOM-20065
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #3a3619 (estimate)

Dark Green RLM71

Brand: Vallejo
Range: Model Air
Code: 71.015
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #42402c (estimate)

How close are they?

ΔE 7.6, close: similar, with a visible difference side by side. Dark Green RLM71 is a little lighter, more muted than Dark Olive Drab.

Can I use Dark Green RLM71 instead of Dark Olive Drab?

Usually, if you are not matching paint already on the model. Close match (ΔE 8). Dark Green RLM71 is a little lighter, more muted than Dark Olive Drab.

Can I use Dark Olive Drab instead of Dark Green RLM71?

The same difference applies the other way round: Dark Olive Drab 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 Dark Olive Drab on the colour wheel See Dark Green RLM71 on the colour wheel

Other Vallejo paints close to Dark Olive Drab

Dark Olive Drab vs Canvas (70.763)Model Color · ΔE 4, very close · closer than Dark Green RLM71
Dark Olive Drab vs Cam. Middle Brown (70.740)Model Color · ΔE 6, close · closer than Dark Green RLM71
Dark Olive Drab vs Grey Brown (70.762)Model Color · ΔE 7, close · closer than Dark Green RLM71

Other AMMO by Mig paints close to Dark Green RLM71

Dark Green RLM71 vs NATO Green (ATOM-20066)ATOM · ΔE 6, close · closer than Dark Olive Drab
Dark Green RLM71 vs Starship Filth (A.MIG-3513)Oilbrusher · ΔE 7, close · closer than Dark Olive Drab
Dark Green RLM71 vs Matt Earth FS-34088 (AMMO.F-507)Acrylic Colors for Figures · ΔE 7, close · closer than Dark Olive Drab

All matches: Dark Olive Drab equivalents · Dark Green RLM71 equivalents