What is the difference between Dragon Green and Olive Green?

ΔE 6 (close). Olive Green is cooler. Swatch colours are estimates.

Dragon Green vs Olive Green

Dragon Green

Brand: AMMO by Mig
Range: IONIC Smart Colors
Code: IONIC-0141
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #4e5b31 (estimate)

Olive Green

Brand: Vallejo
Range: Model Color
Code: 70.967
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #455f38 (estimate)

How close are they?

ΔE 6.0, close: similar, with a visible difference side by side. Olive Green is cooler than Dragon Green.

Can I use Olive Green instead of Dragon Green?

Usually, if you are not matching paint already on the model. Close match (ΔE 6). Olive Green is cooler than Dragon Green.

Can I use Dragon Green instead of Olive Green?

The same difference applies the other way round: Dragon Green is 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 Dragon Green on the colour wheel See Olive Green on the colour wheel

Other Vallejo paints close to Dragon Green

Dragon Green vs Green Zinc Chrom. (71.094)Model Air · ΔE 5, very close · closer than Olive Green
Dragon Green vs Light Green Chrom. (71.006)Model Air · ΔE 6, close
Dragon Green vs US Light Green (71.137)Model Air · ΔE 7, close

Other AMMO by Mig paints close to Olive Green

Olive Green vs Olivgrün (ATOM-20079)ATOM · ΔE 4, very close · closer than Dragon Green
Olive Green vs Dunkelgrün RLM 81 (ATOM-20077)ATOM · ΔE 6, close
Olive Green vs Hellgrün / Chromate Green (ATOM-20075)ATOM · ΔE 7, close

All matches: Dragon Green equivalents · Olive Green equivalents