What is the difference between Waffen Green and Medium Olive?

ΔE 6 (close). Medium Olive is a little lighter. Swatch colours are estimates.

Waffen Green vs Medium Olive

Waffen Green

Brand: AK Interactive
Range: 3rd Gen Figure Series
Code: AK11420
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #2a3c21 (estimate)

Medium Olive

Brand: Vallejo
Range: Model Color
Code: 70.850
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #364931 (estimate)

How close are they?

ΔE 6.2, close: similar, with a visible difference side by side. Medium Olive is a little lighter than Waffen Green.

Can I use Medium Olive instead of Waffen Green?

Usually, if you are not matching paint already on the model. Close match (ΔE 6). Medium Olive is a little lighter than Waffen Green.

Can I use Waffen Green instead of Medium Olive?

The same difference applies the other way round: Waffen Green is a little darker.

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 Waffen Green on the colour wheel See Medium Olive on the colour wheel

Other Vallejo paints close to Waffen Green

Waffen Green vs Luftwaffe Green (70.823)Model Color · ΔE 6, very close · closer than Medium Olive
Waffen Green vs Flat Green (70.968)Model Color · ΔE 6, very close · closer than Medium Olive
Waffen Green vs Uniform Green (70.922)Model Color · ΔE 9, close

Other AK Interactive paints close to Medium Olive

Medium Olive vs WWI German Dark Green (AK11803)3rd Gen Air Series · ΔE 1, very close · closer than Waffen Green
Medium Olive vs IJA #21 Midori iro (Green) (AK11902)3rd Gen Air Series · ΔE 2, very close · closer than Waffen Green
Medium Olive vs Gunship Green (AK11150)3rd Gen Standard · ΔE 3, very close · closer than Waffen Green

All matches: Waffen Green equivalents · Medium Olive equivalents