What is the difference between Overlord Olive and IJA Olive Green?

ΔE 9 (close). IJA Olive Green is a little lighter, cooler. Swatch colours are estimates.

Overlord Olive vs IJA Olive Green

Overlord Olive

Brand: Green Stuff World
Range: Acrylic Colors
Code: 1853
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #372f17 (estimate)

IJA Olive Green

Brand: Vallejo
Range: Model Air
Code: 71.286
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #42402c (estimate)

How close are they?

ΔE 8.6, close: similar, with a visible difference side by side. IJA Olive Green is a little lighter, cooler than Overlord Olive.

Can I use IJA Olive Green instead of Overlord Olive?

Usually, if you are not matching paint already on the model. Close match (ΔE 9). IJA Olive Green is a little lighter, cooler than Overlord Olive.

Can I use Overlord Olive instead of IJA Olive Green?

The same difference applies the other way round: Overlord Olive 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 Overlord Olive on the colour wheel See IJA Olive Green on the colour wheel

Other Vallejo paints close to Overlord Olive

Overlord Olive vs Canvas (70.763)Model Color · ΔE 2, very close · closer than IJA Olive Green
Overlord Olive vs Cam. Middle Brown (70.740)Model Color · ΔE 4, very close · closer than IJA Olive Green
Overlord Olive vs Dark Green RLM71 (71.015)Model Air · ΔE 9, close

Other Green Stuff World paints close to IJA Olive Green

IJA Olive Green vs Olivegrove Green (1821)Acrylic Colors · ΔE 9, close
IJA Olive Green vs Ranger Green (3234)Acrylic Colors · ΔE 10, close
IJA Olive Green vs Olive-Brown Ops (1887)Acrylic Colors · ΔE 12, fair

All matches: Overlord Olive equivalents · IJA Olive Green equivalents