What is the difference between Olive Green and Army Green?

ΔE 9 (close). Army Green is more saturated, warmer. Swatch colours are estimates.

Olive Green vs Army Green

Olive Green

Brand: AMMO by Mig
Range: Acrylic Colors for Figures
Code: AMMO.F-534
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #4c6047 (estimate)

Army Green

Brand: Army Painter
Range: Warpaints Fanatic
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #4e6038 (estimate)

How close are they?

ΔE 8.9, close: similar, with a visible difference side by side. Army Green is more saturated, warmer than Olive Green.

Can I use Army Green instead of Olive Green?

Usually, if you are not matching paint already on the model. Close match (ΔE 9). Army Green is more saturated, warmer than Olive Green.

Can I use Olive Green instead of Army Green?

The same difference applies the other way round: Olive Green is more muted, 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 Olive Green on the colour wheel See Army Green on the colour wheel

Other Army Painter paints close to Olive Green

Olive Green vs Mid Feldgrau (WP4044P)Warpaints Historical · ΔE 8, close · closer than Army Green
Olive Green vs Woodland CamoWarpaints Fanatic · ΔE 8, close · closer than Army Green
Olive Green vs Elf GreenWarpaints Legacy · ΔE 8, close · closer than Army Green

Other AMMO by Mig paints close to Army Green

Army Green vs Dragon Green (IONIC-0141)IONIC Smart Colors · ΔE 3, very close · closer than Olive Green
Army Green vs Olivgrün (ATOM-20079)ATOM · ΔE 3, very close · closer than Olive Green
Army Green vs Schwarzgrün RLM 70 (ATOM-20101)ATOM · ΔE 6, close · closer than Olive Green

All matches: Olive Green equivalents · Army Green equivalents