What is the difference between Ogre Green and Olive Green?

ΔE 7 (close). Olive Green is a little darker, more muted. Swatch colours are estimates.

Ogre Green vs Olive Green

Ogre Green

Brand: AMMO by Mig
Range: IONIC Smart Colors
Code: IONIC-0140
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #526e3e (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 7.5, close: similar, with a visible difference side by side. Olive Green is a little darker, more muted than Ogre Green.

Can I use Olive Green instead of Ogre Green?

Usually, if you are not matching paint already on the model. Close match (ΔE 7). Olive Green is a little darker, more muted than Ogre Green.

Can I use Ogre Green instead of Olive Green?

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

Other Vallejo paints close to Ogre Green

Ogre Green vs Pale Green (71.095)Model Air · ΔE 7, close · closer than Olive Green
Ogre Green vs Bright Green (70.758)Model Color · ΔE 9, close
Ogre Green vs Intermediate Green (70.891)Model Color · ΔE 10, close

Other AMMO by Mig paints close to Olive Green

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

All matches: Ogre Green equivalents · Olive Green equivalents