What is the difference between Ranger Cloak and Olive Green RLM80?

ΔE 9 (close). Olive Green RLM80 is a little darker, more saturated. Swatch colours are estimates.

Ranger Cloak vs Olive Green RLM80

Ranger Cloak

Brand: Two Thin Coats
Range: Triads: midtones
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #575850 (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 9.5, close: similar, with a visible difference side by side. Olive Green RLM80 is a little darker, more saturated than Ranger Cloak.

Can I use Olive Green RLM80 instead of Ranger Cloak?

Usually, if you are not matching paint already on the model. Close match (ΔE 9). Olive Green RLM80 is a little darker, more saturated than Ranger Cloak.

Can I use Ranger Cloak instead of Olive Green RLM80?

The same difference applies the other way round: Ranger Cloak is a little lighter, 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 Ranger Cloak on the colour wheel See Olive Green RLM80 on the colour wheel

Other Vallejo paints close to Ranger Cloak

Ranger Cloak vs Brown Grey (71.248)Model Air · ΔE 1, very close · closer than Olive Green RLM80
Ranger Cloak vs USA Olive Drab (70.608)Model Air · ΔE 3, very close · closer than Olive Green RLM80
Ranger Cloak vs JGSD Brown (71.297)Model Air · ΔE 3, very close · closer than Olive Green RLM80

Other Two Thin Coats paints close to Olive Green RLM80

Olive Green RLM80 vs Wyvern GreenTriads: shadows · ΔE 4, very close · closer than Ranger Cloak
Olive Green RLM80 vs Field GreyTriads: shadows · ΔE 4, very close · closer than Ranger Cloak
Olive Green RLM80 vs Ashen GreyTriads: shadows · ΔE 9, close · closer than Ranger Cloak

All matches: Ranger Cloak equivalents · Olive Green RLM80 equivalents