Yellow Olive sits in the grey family: dark in tone, muted in saturation, neutral in cast. Within the Vallejo range it ladders cleanly, Olive Brown for the shadows and Dirty Grey for the highlights. This color is somewhat distinctive: 2 brands offer a strong same-finish match, AK Interactive Modern Spanish Green closest at 84 percent. Cross-brand swaps are adjust-on-model territory here, useful as a starting point rather than an exact replacement.
Yellow Olive equivalents in other ranges
Yellow Olive is awkward to replace. Treat the matches below as starting points for a mix rather than straight swaps.
Closest AK Interactive equivalent: AK Interactive Modern Spanish Green, a near match with visible drift up close (delta E 3.1).
Revell's closest color: Revell Yellow Olive/Gelb Olive, close, with a hint of drift side by side (delta E 3.8).
Nearest in the Citadel catalog: Citadel Death Korps Drab, workable at tabletop distance, not up close (delta E 4.2).
Best P3 Paints option: P3 Paints Pyg Grey, a usable stand-in rather than a twin (delta E 4.3).
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 3.1 rather than an obvious shift.
How to read the score
90+Close
80sUsable
<70Mix
AK Interactive
Revell
Citadel
P3 Paints
Green Stuff World
Humbrol
Two Thin Coats
Scale75
Tamiya
Monument Pro Acryl
The Army Painter
About this color
Color profile
Highlight and shade ladder
Match difficulty
Found in 2 other brands with a same-finish match.
Where painters use it
Frequently asked
What is the closest equivalent to Vallejo Yellow Olive?
The closest same-finish match is AK Interactive Modern Spanish Green at 84% color similarity.
Is there a Citadel equivalent of Yellow Olive?
Yes. The closest Citadel option is Death Korps Drab at 79%, a same-finish match.
What color is Yellow Olive?
Yellow Olive is a dark muted grey with a neutral cast (hex #383B32).
What do I highlight and shade Yellow Olive with?
Highlight Yellow Olive toward Dirty Grey and shade it down into Olive Brown, both Vallejo paints in the same finish family.