What is the difference between Dark Green BS381C/641 and Yellow Olive?

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

Dark Green BS381C/641 vs Yellow Olive

Dark Green BS381C/641

Brand: Mr. Hobby
Range: Aqueous Hobby Color
Code: H-330
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #323d3e (estimate)

Yellow Olive

Brand: Vallejo
Range: Model Color
Code: 70.892
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #2d332d (estimate)

How close are they?

ΔE 6.7, close: similar, with a visible difference side by side. Yellow Olive is a little darker than Dark Green BS381C/641.

Can I use Yellow Olive instead of Dark Green BS381C/641?

Usually, if you are not matching paint already on the model. Close match (ΔE 7). Yellow Olive is a little darker than Dark Green BS381C/641.

Can I use Dark Green BS381C/641 instead of Yellow Olive?

The same difference applies the other way round: Dark Green BS381C/641 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 Dark Green BS381C/641 on the colour wheel See Yellow Olive on the colour wheel

Other Vallejo paints close to Dark Green BS381C/641

Dark Green BS381C/641 vs Black Green RLM70 (71.021)Model Air · ΔE 2, very close · closer than Yellow Olive
Dark Green BS381C/641 vs Deep Forest Skin (74.009)Fantasy-Pro · ΔE 3, very close · closer than Yellow Olive
Dark Green BS381C/641 vs Tire Black (71.315)Model Air · ΔE 3, very close · closer than Yellow Olive

Other Mr. Hobby paints close to Yellow Olive

Yellow Olive vs Dark Green BS641 (C-361)Mr. Color · ΔE 3, very close · closer than Dark Green BS381C/641
Yellow Olive vs RLM 71 Dark Green (H-64)Aqueous Hobby Color · ΔE 4, very close · closer than Dark Green BS381C/641
Yellow Olive vs Dark Green 3414 (C-516)Mr. Color · ΔE 6, close · closer than Dark Green BS381C/641

All matches: Dark Green BS381C/641 equivalents · Yellow Olive equivalents