What is the difference between Mud Spatter and Overlord Olive?

ΔE 7 (close). Overlord Olive is cooler. Swatch colours are estimates.

Mud Spatter vs Overlord Olive

Mud Spatter

Brand: Army Painter
Range: Warpaints Historical
Code: WP4057P
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #3e2c1c (estimate)

Overlord Olive

Brand: Green Stuff World
Range: Acrylic Colors
Code: 1853
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #372f17 (estimate)

How close are they?

ΔE 6.9, close: similar, with a visible difference side by side. Overlord Olive is cooler than Mud Spatter.

Can I use Overlord Olive instead of Mud Spatter?

Usually, if you are not matching paint already on the model. Close match (ΔE 7). Overlord Olive is cooler than Mud Spatter.

Can I use Mud Spatter instead of Overlord Olive?

The same difference applies the other way round: Mud Spatter is 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 Mud Spatter on the colour wheel See Overlord Olive on the colour wheel

Other Green Stuff World paints close to Mud Spatter

Mud Spatter vs Olive-Brown Ops (1887)Acrylic Colors · ΔE 8, close
Mud Spatter vs Dark Umber (1841)Acrylic Colors · ΔE 10, close
Mud Spatter vs Ranger Green (3234)Acrylic Colors · ΔE 11, fair

Other Army Painter paints close to Overlord Olive

Overlord Olive vs Dark Battle Dress (WP4052P)Warpaints Historical · ΔE 6, close · closer than Mud Spatter
Overlord Olive vs Dark Soviet Khaki (WP4123P)Warpaints Historical · ΔE 6, close · closer than Mud Spatter
Overlord Olive vs Tainted Garden (Vol. 2)John Blanche Vol. 1-4 · ΔE 7, close

All matches: Mud Spatter equivalents · Overlord Olive equivalents