What is the difference between Evergreen Fog and Olive Green?

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

Evergreen Fog vs Olive Green

Evergreen Fog

Brand: Army Painter
Range: Warpaints Fanatic
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #3d665e (estimate)

Olive Green

Brand: Mr. Hobby
Range: Aqueous Hobby Color
Code: H-405
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #435c4b (estimate)

How close are they?

ΔE 8.2, close: similar, with a visible difference side by side. Olive Green is a little darker, warmer than Evergreen Fog.

Can I use Olive Green instead of Evergreen Fog?

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

Can I use Evergreen Fog instead of Olive Green?

The same difference applies the other way round: Evergreen Fog 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 Evergreen Fog on the colour wheel See Olive Green on the colour wheel

Other Mr. Hobby paints close to Evergreen Fog

Evergreen Fog vs RLM 83 Dark Green (H-423)Aqueous Hobby Color · ΔE 5, very close · closer than Olive Green
Evergreen Fog vs Medium Seagray BS381C/637 (H-335)Aqueous Hobby Color · ΔE 6, very close · closer than Olive Green
Evergreen Fog vs RLM 83 Dark Green (C-123)Mr. Color · ΔE 6, close · closer than Olive Green

Other Army Painter paints close to Olive Green

Olive Green vs Mid Feldgrau (WP4044P)Warpaints Historical · ΔE 4, very close · closer than Evergreen Fog
Olive Green vs Woodland CamoWarpaints Fanatic · ΔE 9, close
Olive Green vs Elf GreenWarpaints Legacy · ΔE 9, close

All matches: Evergreen Fog equivalents · Olive Green equivalents