What is the difference between Black Green and Olive Green RLM80?

ΔE 7 (close). Olive Green RLM80 is a little lighter, warmer. Swatch colours are estimates.

Black Green vs Olive Green RLM80

Black Green

Brand: Pro Acryl
Range: Standard / Signature / AMP
Code: 057
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #2a3a30 (estimate)

Olive Green RLM80

Brand: Vallejo
Range: Model Air
Code: 71.265
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #3e473a (estimate)

How close are they?

ΔE 7.2, close: similar, with a visible difference side by side. Olive Green RLM80 is a little lighter, warmer than Black Green.

Can I use Olive Green RLM80 instead of Black Green?

Usually, if you are not matching paint already on the model. Close match (ΔE 7). Olive Green RLM80 is a little lighter, warmer than Black Green.

Can I use Black Green instead of Olive Green RLM80?

The same difference applies the other way round: Black Green 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 Black Green on the colour wheel See Olive Green RLM80 on the colour wheel

Other Vallejo paints close to Black Green

Black Green vs IJA Midouri Green (71.134)Model Air · ΔE 4, very close · closer than Olive Green RLM80
Black Green vs IJN Black Green (71.322)Model Air · ΔE 4, very close · closer than Olive Green RLM80
Black Green vs Black Green (70.980)Model Color · ΔE 5, very close · closer than Olive Green RLM80

Other Pro Acryl paints close to Olive Green RLM80

Olive Green RLM80 vs Dark Camo Green (036)Standard / Signature / AMP · ΔE 3, very close · closer than Black Green
Olive Green RLM80 vs Dark Warm Grey (016)Standard / Signature / AMP · ΔE 9, close
Olive Green RLM80 vs Dark Neutral Grey (044)Standard / Signature / AMP · ΔE 11, fair

All matches: Black Green equivalents · Olive Green RLM80 equivalents