What is the difference between Italian Green Camo and Midnight Olive?

ΔE 8 (close). Midnight Olive is a little darker, warmer. Swatch colours are estimates.

Italian Green Camo vs Midnight Olive

Italian Green Camo

Brand: AMMO by Mig
Range: Acrylic Colors for Figures
Code: AMMO.F-535
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #2c3f36 (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 7.7, close: similar, with a visible difference side by side. Midnight Olive is a little darker, warmer than Italian Green Camo.

Can I use Midnight Olive instead of Italian Green Camo?

Usually, if you are not matching paint already on the model. Close match (ΔE 8). Midnight Olive is a little darker, warmer than Italian Green Camo.

Can I use Italian Green Camo instead of Midnight Olive?

The same difference applies the other way round: Italian Green Camo is a little lighter, 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 Italian Green Camo on the colour wheel See Midnight Olive on the colour wheel

Other Army Painter paints close to Italian Green Camo

Italian Green Camo vs Dark Drab (WP4026P)Warpaints Historical · ΔE 1, very close · closer than Midnight Olive
Italian Green Camo vs Dark Feldgrau (WP4042P)Warpaints Historical · ΔE 1, very close · closer than Midnight Olive
Italian Green Camo vs Militia GreenWarpaints Air · ΔE 2, 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 Italian Green Camo
Midnight Olive vs Starship Sludge Bay (A.MIG-3532)Oilbrusher · ΔE 8, close
Midnight Olive vs Deep Green (ATOM-20098)ATOM · ΔE 9, close

All matches: Italian Green Camo equivalents · Midnight Olive equivalents