What is the difference between Olive Drab FS34087 and BS Dark Green?

ΔE 6 (close). BS Dark Green is more saturated. Swatch colours are estimates.

Olive Drab FS34087 vs BS Dark Green

Olive Drab FS34087

Brand: Mr. Hobby
Range: Mr. Color
Code: C-304
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #444039 (estimate)

BS Dark Green

Brand: Vallejo
Range: Model Air
Code: 71.324
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #393d2f (estimate)

How close are they?

ΔE 6.3, close: similar, with a visible difference side by side. BS Dark Green is more saturated than Olive Drab FS34087.

Can I use BS Dark Green instead of Olive Drab FS34087?

Usually, if you are not matching paint already on the model. Close match (ΔE 6). BS Dark Green is more saturated than Olive Drab FS34087.

Can I use Olive Drab FS34087 instead of BS Dark Green?

The same difference applies the other way round: Olive Drab FS34087 is more muted.

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 Olive Drab FS34087 on the colour wheel See BS Dark Green on the colour wheel

Other Vallejo paints close to Olive Drab FS34087

Olive Drab FS34087 vs German Tank Crew (70.759)Model Color · ΔE 1, very close · closer than BS Dark Green
Olive Drab FS34087 vs US Olive Drab (71.043)Model Air · ΔE 3, very close · closer than BS Dark Green
Olive Drab FS34087 vs Green Brown (71.020)Model Air · ΔE 3, very close · closer than BS Dark Green

Other Mr. Hobby paints close to BS Dark Green

BS Dark Green vs Dark Green 3414 (C-516)Mr. Color · ΔE 1, very close · closer than Olive Drab FS34087
BS Dark Green vs RLM 71 Dark Green (H-64)Aqueous Hobby Color · ΔE 3, very close · closer than Olive Drab FS34087
BS Dark Green vs Dark Green BS641 (C-361)Mr. Color · ΔE 5, very close · closer than Olive Drab FS34087

All matches: Olive Drab FS34087 equivalents · BS Dark Green equivalents