What is the difference between Commando Green and Olive Green?

ΔE 10 (close). Olive Green is a little darker, cooler. Swatch colours are estimates.

Commando Green vs Olive Green

Commando Green

Brand: Army Painter
Range: Warpaints Legacy
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #627247 (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 9.6, close: similar, with a visible difference side by side. Olive Green is a little darker, cooler than Commando Green.

Can I use Olive Green instead of Commando Green?

Usually, if you are not matching paint already on the model. Close match (ΔE 10). Olive Green is a little darker, cooler than Commando Green.

Can I use Commando Green instead of Olive Green?

The same difference applies the other way round: Commando Green is a little lighter, warmer.

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 Commando Green on the colour wheel See Olive Green on the colour wheel

Other Vallejo paints close to Commando Green

Commando Green vs Pale Green (71.095)Model Air · ΔE 7, close · closer than Olive Green
Commando Green vs Green Yellow (70.881)Model Color · ΔE 8, close · closer than Olive Green
Commando Green vs Light Green Chrom. (71.006)Model Air · ΔE 9, close · closer than Olive Green

Other Army Painter paints close to Olive Green

Olive Green vs Army GreenWarpaints Air · ΔE 2, very close · closer than Commando Green
Olive Green vs Army GreenWarpaints Fanatic · ΔE 4, very close · closer than Commando Green
Olive Green vs Mid DAK Green (WP4148P)Warpaints Historical · ΔE 7, close · closer than Commando Green

All matches: Commando Green equivalents · Olive Green equivalents