What is the difference between Olivgrün (RLM 71) and Medium Olive?

ΔE 7 (close). Medium Olive is a little lighter, cooler. Swatch colours are estimates.

Olivgrün (RLM 71) vs Medium Olive

Olivgrün (RLM 71)

Brand: AMMO by Mig
Range: ATOM
Code: ATOM-20067
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #2b3a21 (estimate)

Medium Olive

Brand: Vallejo
Range: Model Color
Code: 70.850
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #364931 (estimate)

How close are they?

ΔE 6.6, close: similar, with a visible difference side by side. Medium Olive is a little lighter, cooler than Olivgrün (RLM 71).

Can I use Medium Olive instead of Olivgrün (RLM 71)?

Usually, if you are not matching paint already on the model. Close match (ΔE 7). Medium Olive is a little lighter, cooler than Olivgrün (RLM 71).

Can I use Olivgrün (RLM 71) instead of Medium Olive?

The same difference applies the other way round: Olivgrün (RLM 71) is a little darker, warmer.

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 Olivgrün (RLM 71) on the colour wheel See Medium Olive on the colour wheel

Other Vallejo paints close to Olivgrün (RLM 71)

Olivgrün (RLM 71) vs Luftwaffe Green (70.823)Model Color · ΔE 4, very close · closer than Medium Olive
Olivgrün (RLM 71) vs Flat Green (70.968)Model Color · ΔE 7, close
Olivgrün (RLM 71) vs Refractive Green (70.890)Model Color · ΔE 8, close

Other AMMO by Mig paints close to Medium Olive

Medium Olive vs Dark Green (A.MIG-3507)Oilbrusher · ΔE 2, very close · closer than Olivgrün (RLM 71)
Medium Olive vs IJA Kawasaki Green (ATOM-20068)ATOM · ΔE 3, very close · closer than Olivgrün (RLM 71)
Medium Olive vs NATO Green (ATOM-20066)ATOM · ΔE 4, very close · closer than Olivgrün (RLM 71)

All matches: Olivgrün (RLM 71) equivalents · Medium Olive equivalents