What is the difference between Light Olive Green and Ivory?

ΔE 8 (close). Ivory is a little darker. Swatch colours are estimates.

Light Olive Green vs Ivory

Light Olive Green

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

Ivory

Brand: Vallejo
Range: Model Air
Code: 71.075
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #b3a57c (estimate)

How close are they?

ΔE 7.5, close: similar, with a visible difference side by side. Ivory is a little darker than Light Olive Green.

Can I use Ivory instead of Light Olive Green?

Usually, if you are not matching paint already on the model. Close match (ΔE 8). Ivory is a little darker than Light Olive Green.

Can I use Light Olive Green instead of Ivory?

The same difference applies the other way round: Light Olive Green is a little lighter.

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 Ivory 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 Ivory
Light Olive Green vs Desert Tan (70.613)Model Air · ΔE 6, very close · closer than Ivory
Light Olive Green vs Aged White (71.132)Model Air · ΔE 8, close

Other AMMO by Mig paints close to Ivory

Ivory vs IDF Sand Grey '73 (ATOM-20008)ATOM · ΔE 4, very close · closer than Light Olive Green
Ivory vs Ochre (ATOM-20014)ATOM · ΔE 6, very close · closer than Light Olive Green
Ivory vs Tombstone Yellow (IONIC-0143)IONIC Smart Colors · ΔE 7, close · closer than Light Olive Green

All matches: Light Olive Green equivalents · Ivory equivalents