What is the difference between Dark Green (JGSDF) and Olive Green?

ΔE 7 (close). Olive Green is warmer. Swatch colours are estimates.

Dark Green (JGSDF) vs Olive Green

Dark Green (JGSDF)

Brand: Tamiya
Range: TS Spray
Code: TS-91
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #3b6743 (estimate)

Olive Green

Brand: Vallejo
Range: Model Color
Code: 70.967
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #455f38 (estimate)

How close are they?

ΔE 7.3, close: similar, with a visible difference side by side. Olive Green is warmer than Dark Green (JGSDF).

Can I use Olive Green instead of Dark Green (JGSDF)?

Usually, if you are not matching paint already on the model. Close match (ΔE 7). Olive Green is warmer than Dark Green (JGSDF).

Can I use Dark Green (JGSDF) instead of Olive Green?

The same difference applies the other way round: Dark Green (JGSDF) is 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 Dark Green (JGSDF) on the colour wheel See Olive Green on the colour wheel

Other Vallejo paints close to Dark Green (JGSDF)

Dark Green (JGSDF) vs Splinter Green (70.756)Model Color · ΔE 3, very close · closer than Olive Green
Dark Green (JGSDF) vs Intermediate Green (70.891)Model Color · ΔE 6, very close · closer than Olive Green
Dark Green (JGSDF) vs Dark Green (72.028)Game Color · ΔE 8, close

Other Tamiya paints close to Olive Green

Olive Green vs NATO Green (XF-67)XF Flat Acrylic · ΔE 5, very close · closer than Dark Green (JGSDF)
Olive Green vs Olive Drab (JGSDF) (XF-74)XF Flat Acrylic · ΔE 5, very close · closer than Dark Green (JGSDF)
Olive Green vs NATO Green (TS-61)TS Spray · ΔE 5, very close · closer than Dark Green (JGSDF)

All matches: Dark Green (JGSDF) equivalents · Olive Green equivalents