No shortage of substitutes here, Olive Green from Vallejo matches at 91 percent and 3 brands carry a strong same-finish near-match. In the pot, Olive Green reads as a cool green, dark and moderate. Within the Tamiya range it ladders cleanly, Olive Drab for the shadows and Flat Green for the highlights. Bottom line: run out mid-project and another brand will get you within a shade.
Olive Green equivalents, brand by brand
2 of the 10 brands with a mapped match get genuinely close to Tamiya Olive Green, though none is a clone. Brand by brand, the nearest colors are:
- Closest Vallejo equivalent: Vallejo Olive Green, a swap nobody spots at arm's length (delta E 1.9).
- AK Interactive's closest color: AK Interactive A-19f Grass Green, a near match with visible drift up close (delta E 2.4).
- Nearest in the Citadel catalog: Citadel Deathworld Forest, close, with a hint of drift side by side (delta E 2.6).
- Best Green Stuff World option: Green Stuff World Rocket Green, workable at tabletop distance, not up close (delta E 4.1).
- From Humbrol: Humbrol US Light Green, a usable stand-in rather than a twin (delta E 4.4).
- Revell's closest color: Revell Fern Green (RAL 6025), workable at tabletop distance, not up close (delta E 4.9).
Check it on a spare model first, because Vallejo Olive Green sits slightly cooler than the original and the difference grows over large flat panels.
How to read the score
90+Close
80sUsable
<70Mix
Vallejo
AK Interactive
Citadel
Green Stuff World
Humbrol
Revell
The Army Painter
P3 Paints
Scale75
Monument Pro Acryl
About this color
Color profile
Highlight and shade ladder
Pairs well with
Try any paint in the scheme toolMatch difficulty
Found in 3 other brands with a same-finish match.
Where painters use it
Frequently asked
What is the closest equivalent to Tamiya Olive Green?
The closest same-finish match is Vallejo Olive Green at 91% color similarity.
What color is Olive Green?
Olive Green is a dark moderate green with a cool undertone (hex #506030).
What do I highlight and shade Olive Green with?
Highlight Olive Green toward Flat Green and shade it down into Olive Drab, both Tamiya paints in the same finish family.