What is the difference between Field Green FS34097 and Medium Olive?

ΔE 7 (close). Medium Olive is a little darker, warmer. Swatch colours are estimates.

Field Green FS34097 vs Medium Olive

Field Green FS34097

Brand: Mr. Hobby
Range: Mr. Color
Code: C-340
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #3a5842 (estimate)

Medium Olive

Brand: Vallejo
Range: Model Color
Code: 70.850
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #364931 (estimate)

How close are they?

ΔE 7.2, close: similar, with a visible difference side by side. Medium Olive is a little darker, warmer than Field Green FS34097.

Can I use Medium Olive instead of Field Green FS34097?

Usually, if you are not matching paint already on the model. Close match (ΔE 7). Medium Olive is a little darker, warmer than Field Green FS34097.

Can I use Field Green FS34097 instead of Medium Olive?

The same difference applies the other way round: Field Green FS34097 is a little lighter, cooler.

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 Field Green FS34097 on the colour wheel See Medium Olive on the colour wheel

Other Vallejo paints close to Field Green FS34097

Field Green FS34097 vs Gunship Green (70.895)Model Color · ΔE 6, very close · closer than Medium Olive
Field Green FS34097 vs Fern Green (70.833)Model Color · ΔE 6, close · closer than Medium Olive
Field Green FS34097 vs Gunship Green (71.014)Model Air · ΔE 7, close

Other Mr. Hobby paints close to Medium Olive

Medium Olive vs Olive Drab (C-38)Mr. Color · ΔE 5, very close · closer than Field Green FS34097
Medium Olive vs Dark Green (H-36)Aqueous Hobby Color · ΔE 5, very close · closer than Field Green FS34097
Medium Olive vs Olive Drab 2 (H-78)Aqueous Hobby Color · ΔE 5, very close · closer than Field Green FS34097

All matches: Field Green FS34097 equivalents · Medium Olive equivalents