What is the difference between Deep Green and Midnight Olive?

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

Deep Green vs Midnight Olive

Deep Green

Brand: AMMO by Mig
Range: ATOM
Code: ATOM-20098
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #132923 (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 9.3, close: similar, with a visible difference side by side. Midnight Olive is a little lighter, warmer than Deep Green.

Can I use Midnight Olive instead of Deep Green?

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

Can I use Deep Green instead of Midnight Olive?

The same difference applies the other way round: Deep Green is a little darker, cooler.

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

Other Army Painter paints close to Deep Green

Deep Green vs Unforgiven GreenWarpaints Air · ΔE 4, very close · closer than Midnight Olive
Deep Green vs Blighted Green (Vol. 1)John Blanche Vol. 1-4 · ΔE 5, very close · closer than Midnight Olive
Deep Green vs Oil StainsWarpaints Fanatic · ΔE 5, very close · closer than Midnight Olive

Other AMMO by Mig paints close to Midnight Olive

Midnight Olive vs Cold Black (IONIC-0170)IONIC Smart Colors · ΔE 6, close · closer than Deep Green
Midnight Olive vs Italian Green Camo (AMMO.F-535)Acrylic Colors for Figures · ΔE 8, close · closer than Deep Green
Midnight Olive vs Starship Sludge Bay (A.MIG-3532)Oilbrusher · ΔE 8, close · closer than Deep Green

All matches: Deep Green equivalents · Midnight Olive equivalents