What is the difference between Olive Drab and Venom Wyrm?

ΔE 8 (close). Venom Wyrm is more muted. Swatch colours are estimates.

Olive Drab vs Venom Wyrm

Olive Drab

Brand: AMMO by Mig
Range: ATOM
Code: ATOM-20069
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #4e4d28 (estimate)

Venom Wyrm

Brand: Army Painter
Range: Warpaints Legacy
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #52533b (estimate)

How close are they?

ΔE 8.5, close: similar, with a visible difference side by side. Venom Wyrm is more muted than Olive Drab.

Can I use Venom Wyrm instead of Olive Drab?

Usually, if you are not matching paint already on the model. Close match (ΔE 8). Venom Wyrm is more muted than Olive Drab.

Can I use Olive Drab instead of Venom Wyrm?

The same difference applies the other way round: Olive Drab 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 Olive Drab on the colour wheel See Venom Wyrm on the colour wheel

Other Army Painter paints close to Olive Drab

Olive Drab vs Helmet Brown (WP4161P)Warpaints Historical · ΔE 2, very close · closer than Venom Wyrm
Olive Drab vs Dark DAK Green (WP4147P)Warpaints Historical · ΔE 4, very close · closer than Venom Wyrm
Olive Drab vs Steel Helmet Green (WP4127P)Warpaints Historical · ΔE 5, very close · closer than Venom Wyrm

Other AMMO by Mig paints close to Venom Wyrm

Venom Wyrm vs Schwarzgrün RLM 70 (ATOM-20101)ATOM · ΔE 6, close · closer than Olive Drab
Venom Wyrm vs Starship Filth (A.MIG-3513)Oilbrusher · ΔE 7, close · closer than Olive Drab
Venom Wyrm vs NATO Green (ATOM-20066)ATOM · ΔE 8, close · closer than Olive Drab

All matches: Olive Drab equivalents · Venom Wyrm equivalents