What is the difference between Midnight Olive and BS Dark Green?

ΔE 5 (very close). BS Dark Green is a little lighter, warmer. Swatch colours are estimates.

Midnight Olive vs BS Dark Green

Midnight Olive

Brand: Army Painter
Range: John Blanche Vol. 1-4
Code: Vol. 2
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #2c3226 (estimate)

BS Dark Green

Brand: Vallejo
Range: Model Air
Code: 71.324
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #393d2f (estimate)

How close are they?

ΔE 5.3, very close: most people won’t see a difference side by side. BS Dark Green is a little lighter, warmer than Midnight Olive.

Can I use BS Dark Green instead of Midnight Olive?

Yes, for most jobs. Very close match (ΔE 5). BS Dark Green is a little lighter, warmer than Midnight Olive.

Can I use Midnight Olive instead of BS Dark Green?

The same difference applies the other way round: Midnight Olive 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 Midnight Olive on the colour wheel See BS Dark Green on the colour wheel

Other Vallejo paints close to Midnight Olive

Midnight Olive vs Bronze Green (70.897)Model Color · ΔE 3, very close · closer than BS Dark Green
Midnight Olive vs Olive Grey (70.888)Model Color · ΔE 3, very close · closer than BS Dark Green
Midnight Olive vs Cam. Olive Green (70.894)Model Color · ΔE 3, very close · closer than BS Dark Green

Other Army Painter paints close to BS Dark Green

BS Dark Green vs Dark Soviet Khaki (WP4123P)Warpaints Historical · ΔE 6, very close
BS Dark Green vs Dark Boot Brown (WP4126P)Warpaints Historical · ΔE 6, close
BS Dark Green vs Militia GreenWarpaints Air · ΔE 6, close

All matches: Midnight Olive equivalents · BS Dark Green equivalents