What is the difference between Olive Green and Elf Green?

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

Olive Green vs Elf 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)

Elf Green

Brand: Army Painter
Range: Warpaints Legacy
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #3f4c34 (estimate)

How close are they?

ΔE 8.4, close: similar, with a visible difference side by side. Elf Green is a little darker, warmer than Olive Green.

Can I use Elf Green instead of Olive Green?

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

Can I use Olive Green instead of Elf Green?

The same difference applies the other way round: Olive Green 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 Olive Green on the colour wheel See Elf 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 Elf Green
Olive Green vs Woodland CamoWarpaints Fanatic · ΔE 8, close
Olive Green vs Army GreenWarpaints Fanatic · ΔE 9, close

Other AMMO by Mig paints close to Elf Green

Elf Green vs Dark Green (A.MIG-3507)Oilbrusher · ΔE 3, very close · closer than Olive Green
Elf Green vs NATO Green (ATOM-20066)ATOM · ΔE 3, very close · closer than Olive Green
Elf Green vs IJA Kawasaki Green (ATOM-20068)ATOM · ΔE 6, very close · closer than Olive Green

All matches: Olive Green equivalents · Elf Green equivalents