What is the difference between Violet and Olive Green RLM80?

ΔE 16 (loose). Olive Green RLM80 is a little lighter, cooler. Swatch colours are estimates.

Violet vs Olive Green RLM80

Violet

Brand: Kimera Kolors
Range: Pure Pigments
Code: Pure Pigments
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #3d2d2a (estimate)

Olive Green RLM80

Brand: Vallejo
Range: Model Air
Code: 71.265
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #3e473a (estimate)

How close are they?

ΔE 16.1, loose: different enough that you should pick on purpose. Olive Green RLM80 is a little lighter, cooler than Violet.

Can I use Olive Green RLM80 instead of Violet?

Not as a straight swap; see the closer alternatives below. Loose match (ΔE 16). Olive Green RLM80 is a little lighter, cooler than Violet.

Can I use Violet instead of Olive Green RLM80?

The same difference applies the other way round: Violet 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 Violet on the colour wheel See Olive Green RLM80 on the colour wheel

Other Vallejo paints close to Violet

Violet vs Hull Red (71.039)Model Air · ΔE 2, very close · closer than Olive Green RLM80
Violet vs Burnt Umber (70.941)Model Color · ΔE 3, very close · closer than Olive Green RLM80
Violet vs Mahogany (71.036)Model Air · ΔE 3, very close · closer than Olive Green RLM80

Other Kimera Kolors paints close to Olive Green RLM80

Olive Green RLM80 vs Viridian Grim (Signature)Signature Series · ΔE 4, very close · closer than Violet
Olive Green RLM80 vs Dark Mud (Signature)Signature Series · ΔE 15, fair · closer than Violet
Olive Green RLM80 vs Carbon Black (Pure Pigments)Pure Pigments · ΔE 17, loose

All matches: Violet equivalents · Olive Green RLM80 equivalents