Paint Equivalents

Medium Olive (Model Color)

Vallejo · Model Color · 70.850

#404E32 · L*31.3 a*-11.4 b*14.8

The closest match to Vallejo Medium Olive (Model Color) in every other range, nearest first.

Vallejo Medium Olive is a dark, moderately saturated green. 5 ranges carry a near-perfect stand-in for it, the closest being AK Interactive WWI German Light Green at ΔE 0.5. 12 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 Vallejo Medium Olive (Model Color)?

AK Interactive WWI German Light Green is the closest equivalent to Vallejo Medium Olive (Model Color) in any other range, at ΔE 0.5 — an indistinguishable substitute. Next nearest: Tom Color Forest Green V.2 (ΔE 1.4) and Scale75 Merm Green (ΔE 1.5).

What is the AK Interactive alternative to Vallejo Medium Olive (Model Color)?

The nearest AK Interactive paint is WWI German Light Green, ΔE 0.5 — an indistinguishable substitute. The full Vallejo to AK Interactive conversion chart lists the rest.

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Medium Olive (Model Color) equivalent in AK Interactive

  1. A WWI German Light Green Air AK2272 ΔE 0.5 · indistinguishable
  2. A Ija 21 Midori Iro (green) 10ml Real Colors - WWII RC331 ΔE 0.8 · indistinguishable

Full Vallejo → AK Interactive conversion chart

Medium Olive (Model Color) equivalent in Tom Color

  1. A Forest Green V.2 TC-0192 ΔE 1.4 · near-perfect
  2. A FS 34094 TC-0054 ΔE 1.4 · near-perfect

Full Vallejo → Tom Color conversion chart

Medium Olive (Model Color) equivalent in Scale75

  1. A Merm Green Fantasy & Games Range ΔE 1.5 · near-perfect
  2. B Ss Camo Italian Green Warfront Range ΔE 2.2 · very close

Full Vallejo → Scale75 conversion chart

Medium Olive (Model Color) equivalent in Arteza

  1. A Olive Green Acrylic Premium Paints A608 ΔE 1.6 · near-perfect
  2. E Prussian Green Acrylic Premium Paints A605 ΔE 10.5 · far

Full Vallejo → Arteza conversion chart

Medium Olive (Model Color) equivalent in Mig

  1. A RLM 80 Olivgrün Acrylics AMIG0248 ΔE 1.9 · near-perfect
  2. B Dark Green (bs 241) Acrylics AMIG0915 ΔE 2.7 · very close

Full Vallejo → Mig conversion chart

Medium Olive (Model Color) equivalent in FolkArt

  1. B Old Ivy Acrylic Colors K927 ΔE 2.3 · very close
  2. D Olive Green Acrylic Colors 449 ΔE 5.6 · similar

Full Vallejo → FolkArt conversion chart

Medium Olive (Model Color) equivalent in Mr. Hobby

  1. B Bronzegrun Mr Color 519 ΔE 2.8 · very close
  2. C RLM80 Olive Green A Aqueous Hobby Color H420 ΔE 3.7 · close

Full Vallejo → Mr. Hobby conversion chart

Medium Olive (Model Color) equivalent in Citadel

  1. B Knarloc Green Foundation (discontinued) ΔE 2.9 · very close
  2. C Catachan Green Foundation (discontinued) ΔE 3.8 · close

Full Vallejo → Citadel conversion chart

Medium Olive (Model Color) equivalent in Mission Models

  1. B RAF Dark Green MMP-077 ΔE 3.0 · very close
  2. B Russian Dark Olive FS 34102 MMP-028 ΔE 3.4 · very close

Full Vallejo → Mission Models conversion chart

Medium Olive (Model Color) equivalent in Apple Barrel

  1. B English Ivy Green Colors 20756 ΔE 3.2 · very close
  2. D Mossy Green Gloss™ 20648 ΔE 7.5 · similar

Full Vallejo → Apple Barrel conversion chart

Medium Olive (Model Color) equivalent in The Army Painter

  1. B Dark Emerald Warpaints Fanatic ΔE 3.3 · very close
  2. D Military Shader Quickshade Washes Set ΔE 5.7 · similar

Full Vallejo → The Army Painter conversion chart

Medium Olive (Model Color) equivalent in Tamiya

  1. B Olive drab 2 Lacquer Paint LP-29 ΔE 3.3 · very close
  2. C Olive drab Lacquer Paint LP-28 ΔE 4.6 · close

Full Vallejo → Tamiya conversion chart

Medium Olive in the remaining ranges

These ranges have nothing close. The nearest they offer is listed anyway.

RangeNearest paintDistance
Revell #4A563E Bronze Green Email Color - Matt ΔE 3.4
Mr. Paint #4A5632 Olive Green Čsn 5220 Mr Paint ΔE 3.8
Italeri #3E4B39 Flat Green 383 Acrylic Paint ΔE 3.8
Golden #365033 Chromium Oxide Green Dark OPEN Acrylics ΔE 3.9
Monument #365337 Camo Green Pro Acrylic Paints ΔE 4.9
Foundry #353F24 Storm Green Shade Paint System ΔE 4.9
Coat d'Arms #434A21 Muddy Green Brushscape Range ΔE 5.4
Reaper #445020 Military Green Master Series Paints Core Colors ΔE 6.0
Humbrol #4C4E26 Olive Drab Aerosol Sprays - Matt ΔE 6.5
Creature #2C4D22 Camo Green Monument Pro Acryl ΔE 6.6
Green Stuff World #3E4639 Black Green Stone Dip Dipping Inks ΔE 6.7
P3 #313A25 Cryx Bane Base Privateer Press Formula P3 ΔE 6.8
Duncan #3C5C43 Merald Green Wave 1 ΔE 7.0
Liquitex #254737 Muted Green Heavy Body Acrylix ΔE 8.5
Acrilex #406434 Verde Musgo Paints ΔE 9.4
Kimera Kolors #506C48 Oxide Green Expansion Set 1 ΔE 10.5
Warcolours #3F4900 Olive 5 Layer paints ΔE 10.8
Turbo Dork #5D6164 Black Ice ΔE 18.0

Nearest colours inside Vallejo

  1. B Flat Green Model Color ΔE 2.5 · very close
  2. B Fern Green Model Color ΔE 2.7 · very close
  3. C Uniform Green Model Color ΔE 3.8 · close
  4. C Gunship Green Model Color ΔE 4.0 · close
  5. C Angel Green Game Color ΔE 4.4 · close
  6. D Olive Green Wash FX ΔE 5.2 · similar

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