What is the difference between Dark Camo Green and Yellow Olive?

ΔE 12 (fair). Yellow Olive is a little darker, more muted. Swatch colours are estimates.

Dark Camo Green vs Yellow Olive

Dark Camo Green

Brand: Pro Acryl
Range: Standard / Signature / AMP
Code: 036
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #3b4a3a (estimate)

Yellow Olive

Brand: Vallejo
Range: Model Color
Code: 70.892
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #2d332d (estimate)

How close are they?

ΔE 11.8, fair: the same colour family, but not a straight swap. Yellow Olive is a little darker, more muted than Dark Camo Green.

Can I use Yellow Olive instead of Dark Camo Green?

Only where an exact match doesn’t matter, such as a new unit or a highlight. Fair match (ΔE 12). Yellow Olive is a little darker, more muted than Dark Camo Green.

Can I use Dark Camo Green instead of Yellow Olive?

The same difference applies the other way round: Dark Camo Green is a little lighter, more saturated.

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 Dark Camo Green on the colour wheel See Yellow Olive on the colour wheel

Other Vallejo paints close to Dark Camo Green

Dark Camo Green vs NATO Green (70.612)Model Air · ΔE 2, very close · closer than Yellow Olive
Dark Camo Green vs Gunship Green (71.014)Model Air · ΔE 2, very close · closer than Yellow Olive
Dark Camo Green vs Light Green RLM82 (71.022)Model Air · ΔE 3, very close · closer than Yellow Olive

Other Pro Acryl paints close to Yellow Olive

Yellow Olive vs Black Green (057)Standard / Signature / AMP · ΔE 6, very close · closer than Dark Camo Green
Yellow Olive vs Dark Neutral Grey (044)Standard / Signature / AMP · ΔE 7, close · closer than Dark Camo Green
Yellow Olive vs Dark Warm Grey (016)Standard / Signature / AMP · ΔE 11, fair · closer than Dark Camo Green

All matches: Dark Camo Green equivalents · Yellow Olive equivalents