Light Olive
Revell · Email Color - Matt
#79796D · L*50.5 a*-2.3 b*6.6
The closest match to Revell Light Olive in every other range, nearest first.
Revell Light Olive is a mid-toned, muted yellow. Only one range matches it closely enough to swap without thinking: Vallejo Grey RLM02, ΔE 1.5. 15 of the 30 other ranges have nothing within ΔE 5, so a substitution from those will read as a different colour.
What the ΔE numbers below mean, and how close a match has to be
What is the closest equivalent to Revell Light Olive?
Vallejo Grey RLM02 is the closest equivalent to Revell Light Olive in any other range, at ΔE 1.5 — a near-perfect substitute. Next nearest: AK Interactive Haze Grey 5 H (ΔE 2.1) and Italeri Steel (ΔE 2.3).
What is the Vallejo alternative to Revell Light Olive?
The nearest Vallejo paint is Grey RLM02, ΔE 1.5 — a near-perfect substitute. The full Revell to Vallejo conversion chart lists the rest.
Shop Revell Light Olive Shop Vallejo Grey RLM02 Shop Vallejo Model Air set
Light Olive equivalent in Vallejo
- A Grey RLM02 Model Air 71.044 ΔE 1.5 · near-perfect
- B Industrial Splash Mud Weathering FX 73.803 ΔE 3.5 · very close
Light Olive equivalent in AK Interactive
- B Haze Grey 5 H Naval AK5002 ΔE 2.1 · very close
- B RLM 63 Air (3rd Gen) RC270 ΔE 3.1 · very close
Light Olive equivalent in Italeri
- B Steel Acrylic Paint 4679AP ΔE 2.3 · very close
- D Grauviolett RLM 75 Acrylic Paint 4785AP ΔE 6.8 · similar
Light Olive equivalent in Kimera Kolors
- B Iron Hue Michal Pisarski Signature Set ΔE 3.3 · very close
- D Fallen Grass Michal Pisarski Signature Set ΔE 8.0 · similar
Light Olive equivalent in Coat d'Arms
- B Field Drab World War II Range 502 ΔE 3.4 · very close
- C Faded Khaki World War II Range 537 ΔE 4.2 · close
Light Olive equivalent in Tom Color
- C Ana 621 Dark Dull Grey TC-0169 ΔE 3.6 · close
- D Medium Sea Grey TC-0122 ΔE 5.7 · similar
Light Olive equivalent in Duncan
- C Rodent Grey Wave 2 ΔE 3.6 · close
- D Field Grey Wave 2 ΔE 5.6 · similar
Light Olive equivalent in Foundry
- C American Green Light Paint System 93C ΔE 3.6 · close
- C German Splinter Tan Paint System 85B ΔE 4.3 · close
Light Olive equivalent in P3
- C Bastion Grey Privateer Press Formula P3 ΔE 3.7 · close
- D Pig Iron Privateer Press Formula P3 ΔE 6.4 · similar
Light Olive equivalent in Warcolours
- C Warm Grey 3 Layer paints ΔE 3.8 · close
- D Transparent Cool Grey Transparent paints ΔE 6.4 · similar
Light Olive equivalent in The Army Painter
- C Army Green Warpaints WP1110 ΔE 3.8 · close
- C Field Grey Warpaints WP1481 ΔE 4.4 · close
Light Olive equivalent in Mr. Paint
- C RLM 02 Grau Mr Paint - Aqua Colors MRP-A049 ΔE 4.2 · close
- C Dark Aluminium Mr Paint MRP-146 ΔE 4.9 · close
Light Olive in the remaining ranges
These ranges have nothing close. The nearest they offer is listed anyway.
| Range | Nearest paint | Distance | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mission Models | #7B7962 | SAC Bomber Tan FS 34201 | ΔE 4.5 |
| Mig | #827B71 | Grey Brown Amt-1 Acrylics | ΔE 4.6 |
| Reaper | #7C7771 | Stone Grey Master Series Paints Core Colors | ΔE 4.7 |
| FolkArt | #857F69 | Barn Wood Acrylic Colors | ΔE 5.3 |
| Citadel | #697068 | Dawnstone Air | ΔE 5.5 |
| Mr. Hobby | #6E706D | IJN Hull Color/Sasebo Mr Color | ΔE 5.7 |
| Tamiya | #777776 | Light gun metal Lacquer Paint | ΔE 5.8 |
| Green Stuff World | #787878 | Grey Mist Dip Dipping Inks | ΔE 6.4 |
| Scale75 | #66736C | Field Gray Scale Color Range | ΔE 7.1 |
| Liquitex | #6F685E | Neutral Gray 5 Heavy Body Acrylix | ΔE 7.5 |
| Monument | #8D857E | Matt Cexwish Bone Pro Signature Series | ΔE 7.9 |
| Golden | #6F6B6A | N5 Neutral Gray Heavy Body | ΔE 8.5 |
| Humbrol | #827773 | Dark Camouflage Grey Satin Acrylics - Gloss | ΔE 8.6 |
| Turbo Dork | #757E82 | Six Shooter | ΔE 9.1 |
| Apple Barrel | #868F8A | Granite Gray Colors | ΔE 9.2 |
| Acrilex | #6A6F46 | Verde Oliva Paints | ΔE 11.6 |
| Arteza | #758351 | Pearl Olive Green Acrylic Pearl Paints | ΔE 13.3 |
| Creature | #967E51 | Light Bronze Monument Pro Acryl | ΔE 14.0 |
Nearest colours inside Revell
- D Greyish Green Email Color - Silk ΔE 6.5 · similar
- D Mouse Grey Email Color - Matt ΔE 6.7 · similar
- D Earth Brown Email Color - Matt ΔE 8.3 · similar
- D Stone Grey Email Color - Matt ΔE 8.8 · similar
- D Steel Email Color - Metallic ΔE 9.9 · similar
- E Greenish Grey Email Color - Matt ΔE 11.4 · far
Choosing between these: how to pick a substitute that survives the model · what a colour value cannot tell you about a pot