Yellow Olive/Gelb Olive sits in the grey family: dark in tone, muted in saturation, neutral in cast. Within the Revell range it ladders cleanly, Dark green RAF/Dunkelgrün RAF for the shadows and N.A.T.O. Olive/N.A.T.O.-Oliv (RAL 7013) for the highlights. Yellow Olive/Gelb Olive is a little less common: the closest same-finish match, AK Interactive Field Grey Base #2 (Grey Uniform), reaches 90 percent, and 2 other brands carry a strong same-finish alternative. A cross-brand swap will get you most of the way, but eyeball it against the original first.
Closest equivalents
The closest cross-brand match is AK Interactive Field Grey Base #2 (Grey Uniform) at 90% similarity. Same-finish paints rank before color-only matches.
How to read the score
90+Close
80sUsable
<70Mix
AK Interactive
Field Grey Base #2 (Grey Uniform)
German Field Grey
Rlm 70
Rlm 71
Rlm 72
Us Army Helo Drab Fs 34031
Rlm 73
Base Green (Protective)
Laf Green
Wwi French Green 2
Vallejo
Citadel
Humbrol
P3 Paints
Green Stuff World
Two Thin Coats
Tamiya
Monument Pro Acryl
The Army Painter
Scale75
About this color
Color profile
Highlight and shade ladder
Pairs well with
Try any paint in the scheme toolMatch difficulty
Found in 2 other brands with a same-finish match.
Where painters use it
Frequently asked
What is the closest equivalent to Revell Yellow Olive/Gelb Olive?
The closest same-finish match is AK Interactive Field Grey Base #2 (Grey Uniform) at 90% color similarity.
Is there a Vallejo equivalent of Yellow Olive/Gelb Olive?
Yes. The closest Vallejo option is Military Green at 88%, a same-finish match.
What color is Yellow Olive/Gelb Olive?
Yellow Olive/Gelb Olive is a dark muted grey with a neutral cast (hex #444337).
What do I highlight and shade Yellow Olive/Gelb Olive with?
Highlight Yellow Olive/Gelb Olive toward N.A.T.O. Olive/N.A.T.O.-Oliv (RAL 7013) and shade it down into Dark green RAF/Dunkelgrün RAF, both Revell paints in the same finish family.