What is the difference between Command Green and Midnight Olive?

ΔE 9 (close). Midnight Olive is a little lighter, more muted, cooler. Swatch colours are estimates.

Command Green vs Midnight Olive

Command Green

Brand: AK Interactive
Range: 3rd Gen Standard
Code: AK11155
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #272a13 (estimate)

Midnight Olive

Brand: Army Painter
Range: John Blanche Vol. 1-4
Code: Vol. 2
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #2c3226 (estimate)

How close are they?

ΔE 8.6, close: similar, with a visible difference side by side. Midnight Olive is a little lighter, more muted, cooler than Command Green.

Can I use Midnight Olive instead of Command Green?

Usually, if you are not matching paint already on the model. Close match (ΔE 9). Midnight Olive is a little lighter, more muted, cooler than Command Green.

Can I use Command Green instead of Midnight Olive?

The same difference applies the other way round: Command Green is a little darker, more saturated, warmer.

ΔE is the colour difference between our two swatch estimates: under about 6 is close, over about 15 is loose. Real paints also differ in finish, coverage and how they thin, so test before you commit.

See Command Green on the colour wheel See Midnight Olive on the colour wheel

Other Army Painter paints close to Command Green

Command Green vs Tainted Garden (Vol. 2)John Blanche Vol. 1-4 · ΔE 10, close
Command Green vs Dark Soviet Khaki (WP4123P)Warpaints Historical · ΔE 10, close
Command Green vs Dark Battle Dress (WP4052P)Warpaints Historical · ΔE 12, fair

Other AK Interactive paints close to Midnight Olive

Midnight Olive vs LAF Green (AK11357)3rd Gen AFV Series · ΔE 2, very close · closer than Command Green
Midnight Olive vs IJN D1 Deep Green Black (AK11893)3rd Gen Air Series · ΔE 3, very close · closer than Command Green
Midnight Olive vs Base Green (Protective) (AK11367)3rd Gen AFV Series · ΔE 4, very close · closer than Command Green

All matches: Command Green equivalents · Midnight Olive equivalents