What is the difference between Hellgrün / Chromate Green and Olive Green?

ΔE 7 (close). Olive Green is more muted. Swatch colours are estimates.

Hellgrün / Chromate Green vs Olive Green

Hellgrün / Chromate Green

Brand: AMMO by Mig
Range: ATOM
Code: ATOM-20075
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #355a2b (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 7.3, close: similar, with a visible difference side by side. Olive Green is more muted than Hellgrün / Chromate Green.

Can I use Olive Green instead of Hellgrün / Chromate Green?

Usually, if you are not matching paint already on the model. Close match (ΔE 7). Olive Green is more muted than Hellgrün / Chromate Green.

Can I use Hellgrün / Chromate Green instead of Olive Green?

The same difference applies the other way round: Hellgrün / Chromate Green is more saturated.

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 Hellgrün / Chromate Green on the colour wheel See Olive Green on the colour wheel

Other Vallejo paints close to Hellgrün / Chromate Green

Hellgrün / Chromate Green vs Dark Green (72.028)Game Color · ΔE 6, close · closer than Olive Green
Hellgrün / Chromate Green vs Splinter Green (70.756)Model Color · ΔE 10, fair
Hellgrün / Chromate Green vs Fern Green (70.833)Model Color · ΔE 11, fair

Other AMMO by Mig paints close to Olive Green

Olive Green vs Olivgrün (ATOM-20079)ATOM · ΔE 4, very close · closer than Hellgrün / Chromate Green
Olive Green vs Dragon Green (IONIC-0141)IONIC Smart Colors · ΔE 6, close · closer than Hellgrün / Chromate Green
Olive Green vs Dunkelgrün RLM 81 (ATOM-20077)ATOM · ΔE 6, close · closer than Hellgrün / Chromate Green

All matches: Hellgrün / Chromate Green equivalents · Olive Green equivalents