What is the difference between Light Olive Green and Desert Tan?

ΔE 6 (very close). Desert Tan is more saturated, warmer. Swatch colours are estimates.

Light Olive Green vs Desert Tan

Light Olive Green

Brand: AMMO by Mig
Range: Dio Drybrush
Code: A.MIG-0608
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #c4b888 (estimate)

Desert Tan

Brand: Vallejo
Range: Model Air
Code: 70.613
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #d0bb84 (estimate)

How close are they?

ΔE 5.6, very close: most people won’t see a difference side by side. Desert Tan is more saturated, warmer than Light Olive Green.

Can I use Desert Tan instead of Light Olive Green?

Yes, for most jobs. Very close match (ΔE 6). Desert Tan is more saturated, warmer than Light Olive Green.

Can I use Light Olive Green instead of Desert Tan?

The same difference applies the other way round: Light Olive Green is more muted, 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 Light Olive Green on the colour wheel See Desert Tan on the colour wheel

Other Vallejo paints close to Light Olive Green

Light Olive Green vs UK BSC (71.288)Model Air · ΔE 2, very close · closer than Desert Tan
Light Olive Green vs Ivory (71.075)Model Air · ΔE 8, close
Light Olive Green vs Aged White (71.132)Model Air · ΔE 8, close

Other AMMO by Mig paints close to Desert Tan

Desert Tan vs Desert Sand (IONIC-0010)IONIC Smart Colors · ΔE 3, very close · closer than Light Olive Green
Desert Tan vs Buff (A.MIG-3517)Oilbrusher · ΔE 4, very close · closer than Light Olive Green
Desert Tan vs Dunkelgelb DG I (ATOM-20010)ATOM · ΔE 7, close

All matches: Light Olive Green equivalents · Desert Tan equivalents