What is the difference between Olive Green and German Uniform?

ΔE 6 (close). German Uniform is more muted, cooler. Swatch colours are estimates.

Olive Green vs German Uniform

Olive Green

Brand: Tamiya
Range: XF Flat Acrylic
Code: XF-58
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #334b3b (estimate)

German Uniform

Brand: Vallejo
Range: Model Color
Code: 70.920
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #3a4b43 (estimate)

How close are they?

ΔE 6.1, close: similar, with a visible difference side by side. German Uniform is more muted, cooler than Olive Green.

Can I use German Uniform instead of Olive Green?

Usually, if you are not matching paint already on the model. Close match (ΔE 6). German Uniform is more muted, cooler than Olive Green.

Can I use Olive Green instead of German Uniform?

The same difference applies the other way round: Olive Green is more saturated, warmer.

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 Green on the colour wheel See German Uniform on the colour wheel

Other Vallejo paints close to Olive Green

Olive Green vs Gunship Green (71.014)Model Air · ΔE 4, very close · closer than German Uniform
Olive Green vs NATO Green (70.612)Model Air · ΔE 4, very close · closer than German Uniform
Olive Green vs Gunship Green (70.895)Model Color · ΔE 4, very close · closer than German Uniform

Other Tamiya paints close to German Uniform

German Uniform vs Dark Green (AS-1)AS Spray (aircraft) · ΔE 3, very close · closer than Olive Green
German Uniform vs Green (USAF) (AS-13)AS Spray (aircraft) · ΔE 4, very close · closer than Olive Green
German Uniform vs Dark Green (TS-2)TS Spray · ΔE 6, close

All matches: Olive Green equivalents · German Uniform equivalents