What is the difference between Olive Green and Dark Yellow?

ΔE 10 (close). Dark Yellow is a little lighter, warmer. Swatch colours are estimates.

Olive Green vs Dark Yellow

Olive Green

Brand: AMMO by Mig
Range: Oilbrusher
Code: A.MIG-3505
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #677d2c (estimate)

Dark Yellow

Brand: Vallejo
Range: Model Color
Code: 70.978
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #818438 (estimate)

How close are they?

ΔE 9.7, close: similar, with a visible difference side by side. Dark Yellow is a little lighter, warmer than Olive Green.

Can I use Dark Yellow instead of Olive Green?

Usually, if you are not matching paint already on the model. Close match (ΔE 10). Dark Yellow is a little lighter, warmer than Olive Green.

Can I use Olive Green instead of Dark Yellow?

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

Other Vallejo paints close to Olive Green

Olive Green vs Bright Green (70.758)Model Color · ΔE 13, fair
Olive Green vs Lime Green (70.827)Model Color · ΔE 14, fair
Olive Green vs Dirty Grey (72.145)Game Color · ΔE 14, fair

Other AMMO by Mig paints close to Dark Yellow

Dark Yellow vs Yellow Green FS-34259 (AMMO.F-504)Acrylic Colors for Figures · ΔE 4, very close · closer than Olive Green
Dark Yellow vs Sand Grey (ATOM-20011)ATOM · ΔE 11, fair
Dark Yellow vs Green (A.MIG-0607)Dio Drybrush · ΔE 13, fair

All matches: Olive Green equivalents · Dark Yellow equivalents