What is the difference between Dunkelgrün RLM 81 and Olive Green?

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

Dunkelgrün RLM 81 vs Olive Green

Dunkelgrün RLM 81

Brand: AMMO by Mig
Range: ATOM
Code: ATOM-20077
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #3d5427 (estimate)

Olive Green

Brand: Vallejo
Range: Model Color
Code: 70.967
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #455f38 (estimate)

How close are they?

ΔE 6.1, close: similar, with a visible difference side by side. Olive Green is a little lighter than Dunkelgrün RLM 81.

Can I use Olive Green instead of Dunkelgrün RLM 81?

Usually, if you are not matching paint already on the model. Close match (ΔE 6). Olive Green is a little lighter than Dunkelgrün RLM 81.

Can I use Dunkelgrün RLM 81 instead of Olive Green?

The same difference applies the other way round: Dunkelgrün RLM 81 is a little darker.

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 Dunkelgrün RLM 81 on the colour wheel See Olive Green on the colour wheel

Other Vallejo paints close to Dunkelgrün RLM 81

Dunkelgrün RLM 81 vs Uniform Green (70.922)Model Color · ΔE 8, close
Dunkelgrün RLM 81 vs Fern Green (70.833)Model Color · ΔE 8, close
Dunkelgrün RLM 81 vs Green Zinc Chrom. (71.094)Model Air · ΔE 8, close

Other AMMO by Mig paints close to Olive Green

Olive Green vs Olivgrün (ATOM-20079)ATOM · ΔE 4, very close · closer than Dunkelgrün RLM 81
Olive Green vs Dragon Green (IONIC-0141)IONIC Smart Colors · ΔE 6, close · closer than Dunkelgrün RLM 81
Olive Green vs Hellgrün / Chromate Green (ATOM-20075)ATOM · ΔE 7, close

All matches: Dunkelgrün RLM 81 equivalents · Olive Green equivalents