What is the difference between Angel Green and Medium Olive?

ΔE 9 (close). Medium Olive is a little lighter, warmer. Swatch colours are estimates.

Angel Green vs Medium Olive

Angel Green

Brand: Army Painter
Range: Warpaints Air
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #1a3a28 (estimate)

Medium Olive

Brand: Vallejo
Range: Model Color
Code: 70.850
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #364931 (estimate)

How close are they?

ΔE 9.4, close: similar, with a visible difference side by side. Medium Olive is a little lighter, warmer than Angel Green.

Can I use Medium Olive instead of Angel Green?

Usually, if you are not matching paint already on the model. Close match (ΔE 9). Medium Olive is a little lighter, warmer than Angel Green.

Can I use Angel Green instead of Medium Olive?

The same difference applies the other way round: Angel Green is a little darker, 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 Angel Green on the colour wheel See Medium Olive on the colour wheel

Other Vallejo paints close to Angel Green

Angel Green vs Deep Green (70.970)Model Color · ΔE 7, close · closer than Medium Olive
Angel Green vs Flat Green (70.968)Model Color · ΔE 8, close · closer than Medium Olive
Angel Green vs Luftwaffe Green (70.823)Model Color · ΔE 9, close · closer than Medium Olive

Other Army Painter paints close to Medium Olive

Medium Olive vs Woodland CamoWarpaints Fanatic · ΔE 3, very close · closer than Angel Green
Medium Olive vs Elf GreenWarpaints Legacy · ΔE 3, very close · closer than Angel Green
Medium Olive vs Schilf Green (WP4153P)Warpaints Historical · ΔE 5, very close · closer than Angel Green

All matches: Angel Green equivalents · Medium Olive equivalents