What is the difference between Ranger Green and Olive Brown?

ΔE 7 (close). Olive Brown is a little darker. Swatch colours are estimates.

Ranger Green vs Olive Brown

Ranger Green

Brand: Green Stuff World
Range: Acrylic Colors
Code: 3234
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #39352f (estimate)

Olive Brown

Brand: Vallejo
Range: Model Color
Code: 70.889
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #322621 (estimate)

How close are they?

ΔE 7.4, close: similar, with a visible difference side by side. Olive Brown is a little darker than Ranger Green.

Can I use Olive Brown instead of Ranger Green?

Usually, if you are not matching paint already on the model. Close match (ΔE 7). Olive Brown is a little darker than Ranger Green.

Can I use Ranger Green instead of Olive Brown?

The same difference applies the other way round: Ranger Green is a little lighter.

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 Ranger Green on the colour wheel See Olive Brown on the colour wheel

Other Vallejo paints close to Ranger Green

Ranger Green vs Dark Brown RLM61 (71.042)Model Air · ΔE 3, very close · closer than Olive Brown
Ranger Green vs Cam. Olive Green (70.894)Model Color · ΔE 4, very close · closer than Olive Brown
Ranger Green vs Military Green (70.975)Model Color · ΔE 4, very close · closer than Olive Brown

Other Green Stuff World paints close to Olive Brown

Olive Brown vs Barrel Grey (1882)Acrylic Colors · ΔE 6, close · closer than Ranger Green
Olive Brown vs Blackroot Grey (3233)Acrylic Colors · ΔE 10, close
Olive Brown vs Dark Umber (1841)Acrylic Colors · ΔE 13, fair

All matches: Ranger Green equivalents · Olive Brown equivalents