Color-wise this is a muted, dark brown leaning cool. No shortage of substitutes here, Olive Drab from Humbrol matches at 89 percent and 4 brands carry a strong same-finish near-match. Within the Revell range it ladders cleanly, Tank grey/Panzergrau (RAL 7024) for the shadows and Olive Brown (RAL 7008) for the highlights. Bottom line: run out mid-project and another brand will get you within a shade.
Olive green/Olivgrün (RAL 6003) equivalents, brand by brand
No brand clones Olive green/Olivgrün (RAL 6003) outright, but 1 range comes close enough to swap. The best candidate from each catalog:
- Closest Humbrol equivalent: Humbrol Olive Drab, close, with a hint of drift side by side (delta E 2.3).
- From Vallejo: Vallejo Us Dark Green, a near match with visible drift up close (delta E 2.8).
- Scale75's closest color: Scale75 Ardenes Green, close, with a hint of drift side by side (delta E 2.9).
- Nearest in the AK Interactive catalog: AK Interactive Ral 6003 Olivgrün Opt.1, a near match with visible drift up close (delta E 3.4).
- Best Two Thin Coats option: Two Thin Coats Eidolon Grey, a usable stand-in rather than a twin (delta E 4.9).
- From The Army Painter: The Army Painter Woodland Camo, workable at tabletop distance, not up close (delta E 5.4).
The drift here is spread thinly across hue, lightness and saturation rather than leaning one way, so the mismatch reads as a general haze at delta E 2.3 rather than an obvious shift.
How to read the score
90+Close
80sUsable
<70Mix
Humbrol
Vallejo
Scale75
AK Interactive
Two Thin Coats
The Army Painter
P3 Paints
Citadel
Tamiya
Monument Pro Acryl
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Frequently asked
What is the closest equivalent to Revell Olive green/Olivgrün (RAL 6003)?
The closest same-finish match is Humbrol Olive Drab at 89% color similarity.
Is there a Vallejo equivalent of Olive green/Olivgrün (RAL 6003)?
Yes. The closest Vallejo option is Us Dark Green at 86%, a same-finish match.
What color is Olive green/Olivgrün (RAL 6003)?
Olive green/Olivgrün (RAL 6003) is a dark muted brown with a cool undertone (hex #50533C).
What do I highlight and shade Olive green/Olivgrün (RAL 6003) with?
Highlight Olive green/Olivgrün (RAL 6003) toward Olive Brown (RAL 7008) and shade it down into Tank grey/Panzergrau (RAL 7024), both Revell paints in the same finish family.