What is the difference between Olive Drab and RLM 82 Light Green?

ΔE 10 (close). RLM 82 Light Green is cooler. Swatch colours are estimates.

Olive Drab vs RLM 82 Light Green

Olive Drab

Brand: Army Painter
Range: Warpaints Fanatic
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #728552 (estimate)

RLM 82 Light Green

Brand: Mr. Hobby
Range: Mr. Color
Code: C-122
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #598454 (estimate)

How close are they?

ΔE 9.8, close: similar, with a visible difference side by side. RLM 82 Light Green is cooler than Olive Drab.

Can I use RLM 82 Light Green instead of Olive Drab?

Usually, if you are not matching paint already on the model. Close match (ΔE 10). RLM 82 Light Green is cooler than Olive Drab.

Can I use Olive Drab instead of RLM 82 Light Green?

The same difference applies the other way round: Olive Drab is 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 Olive Drab on the colour wheel See RLM 82 Light Green on the colour wheel

Other Mr. Hobby paints close to Olive Drab

Olive Drab vs Light Brown (H-321)Aqueous Hobby Color · ΔE 4, very close · closer than RLM 82 Light Green
Olive Drab vs Cockpit Color Kawanishi (C-384)Mr. Color · ΔE 8, close · closer than RLM 82 Light Green
Olive Drab vs Zinc-Chromate Type I FS34151 (C-351)Mr. Color · ΔE 8, close · closer than RLM 82 Light Green

Other Army Painter paints close to RLM 82 Light Green

RLM 82 Light Green vs British Camo Green (WP4060P)Warpaints Historical · ΔE 7, close · closer than Olive Drab
RLM 82 Light Green vs Light Drab (WP4032P)Warpaints Historical · ΔE 10, close
RLM 82 Light Green vs Witch BrewWarpaints Legacy · ΔE 10, close

All matches: Olive Drab equivalents · RLM 82 Light Green equivalents