What is the difference between Medium Olive Green and US Desert Arm.?

ΔE 5 (very close). US Desert Arm. is a little lighter, warmer. Swatch colours are estimates.

Medium Olive Green vs US Desert Arm.

Medium Olive Green

Brand: AMMO by Mig
Range: Dio Drybrush
Code: A.MIG-0609
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #948968 (estimate)

US Desert Arm.

Brand: Vallejo
Range: Model Air
Code: 71.122
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #a09076 (estimate)

How close are they?

ΔE 5.5, very close: most people won’t see a difference side by side. US Desert Arm. is a little lighter, warmer than Medium Olive Green.

Can I use US Desert Arm. instead of Medium Olive Green?

Yes, for most jobs. Very close match (ΔE 5). US Desert Arm. is a little lighter, warmer than Medium Olive Green.

Can I use Medium Olive Green instead of US Desert Arm.?

The same difference applies the other way round: Medium Olive Green 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 Medium Olive Green on the colour wheel See US Desert Arm. on the colour wheel

Other Vallejo paints close to Medium Olive Green

Medium Olive Green vs Loam Beige (71.245)Model Air · ΔE 4, very close · closer than US Desert Arm.
Medium Olive Green vs Sand Yellow (71.028)Model Air · ΔE 5, very close · closer than US Desert Arm.
Medium Olive Green vs US Sand (71.138)Model Air · ΔE 5, very close · closer than US Desert Arm.

Other AMMO by Mig paints close to US Desert Arm.

US Desert Arm. vs Zimmerit (ATOM-20144)ATOM · ΔE 2, very close · closer than Medium Olive Green
US Desert Arm. vs Nakajima Interior Green (ATOM-20139)ATOM · ΔE 6, very close
US Desert Arm. vs Dust (ATOM-20143)ATOM · ΔE 6, very close

All matches: Medium Olive Green equivalents · US Desert Arm. equivalents