What is the difference between Russian Green and Midnight Olive?

ΔE 8 (close). Midnight Olive is a little lighter, more muted, cooler. Swatch colours are estimates.

Russian Green vs Midnight Olive

Russian Green

Brand: AK Interactive
Range: 3rd Gen Standard
Code: AK11159
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #1f2411 (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 8.4, close: similar, with a visible difference side by side. Midnight Olive is a little lighter, more muted, cooler than Russian Green.

Can I use Midnight Olive instead of Russian Green?

Usually, if you are not matching paint already on the model. Close match (ΔE 8). Midnight Olive is a little lighter, more muted, cooler than Russian Green.

Can I use Russian Green instead of Midnight Olive?

The same difference applies the other way round: Russian 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 Russian Green on the colour wheel See Midnight Olive on the colour wheel

Other Army Painter paints close to Russian Green

Russian Green vs Magnolia BrownWarpaints Air · ΔE 10, close
Russian Green vs Brigandine BrownWarpaints Fanatic · ΔE 12, fair
Russian Green vs Hardened CarapaceWarpaints Legacy · 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 Russian Green
Midnight Olive vs IJN D1 Deep Green Black (AK11893)3rd Gen Air Series · ΔE 3, very close · closer than Russian Green
Midnight Olive vs Base Green (Protective) (AK11367)3rd Gen AFV Series · ΔE 4, very close · closer than Russian Green

All matches: Russian Green equivalents · Midnight Olive equivalents