What is the difference between Woodland Green and Light Olive?

ΔE 12 (fair). Light Olive is a little lighter, more saturated. Swatch colours are estimates.

Woodland Green vs Light Olive

Woodland Green

Brand: Nocturna Models
Range: N-Paint Basic
Code: NA33
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #424e4a (estimate)

Light Olive

Brand: Vallejo
Range: Model Air
Code: 71.247
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #595844 (estimate)

How close are they?

ΔE 12.3, fair: the same colour family, but not a straight swap. Light Olive is a little lighter, more saturated than Woodland Green.

Can I use Light Olive instead of Woodland Green?

Only where an exact match doesn’t matter, such as a new unit or a highlight. Fair match (ΔE 12). Light Olive is a little lighter, more saturated than Woodland Green.

Can I use Woodland Green instead of Light Olive?

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

Other Vallejo paints close to Woodland Green

Woodland Green vs Grey Green RLM74 (71.258)Model Air · ΔE 2, very close · closer than Light Olive
Woodland Green vs NATO Green (71.093)Model Air · ΔE 3, very close · closer than Light Olive
Woodland Green vs US Loam (71.292)Model Air · ΔE 3, very close · closer than Light Olive

Other Nocturna Models paints close to Light Olive

Light Olive vs Bestial Green (NA35)N-Paint Basic · ΔE 5, very close · closer than Woodland Green
Light Olive vs Evil Flesh (NA04)N-Paint Basic · ΔE 11, fair · closer than Woodland Green
Light Olive vs Mud Brown (NA41)N-Paint Basic · ΔE 13, fair

All matches: Woodland Green equivalents · Light Olive equivalents