What is the difference between Olive Drab and Green RLM62?

ΔE 6 (very close). Green RLM62 is a little lighter, warmer. Swatch colours are estimates.

Olive Drab vs Green RLM62

Olive Drab

Brand: Mr. Hobby
Range: Mr. Color
Code: C-38
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #3f4c3a (estimate)

Green RLM62

Brand: Vallejo
Range: Model Air
Code: 71.104
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #4e5640 (estimate)

How close are they?

ΔE 5.6, very close: most people won’t see a difference side by side. Green RLM62 is a little lighter, warmer than Olive Drab.

Can I use Green RLM62 instead of Olive Drab?

Yes, for most jobs. Very close match (ΔE 6). Green RLM62 is a little lighter, warmer than Olive Drab.

Can I use Olive Drab instead of Green RLM62?

The same difference applies the other way round: Olive Drab is a little darker, 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 Olive Drab on the colour wheel See Green RLM62 on the colour wheel

Other Vallejo paints close to Olive Drab

Olive Drab vs Gunship Green (71.014)Model Air · ΔE 2, very close · closer than Green RLM62
Olive Drab vs Gunship Green (70.895)Model Color · ΔE 2, very close · closer than Green RLM62
Olive Drab vs NATO Green (70.612)Model Air · ΔE 3, very close · closer than Green RLM62

Other Mr. Hobby paints close to Green RLM62

Green RLM62 vs Khaki (C-55)Mr. Color · ΔE 4, very close · closer than Olive Drab
Green RLM62 vs Khaki (N-81)Acrysion · ΔE 4, very close · closer than Olive Drab
Green RLM62 vs Grass Color (C-523)Mr. Color · ΔE 5, very close · closer than Olive Drab

All matches: Olive Drab equivalents · Green RLM62 equivalents