What is the difference between Oil Stains and Olive Green?

ΔE 6 (close). Olive Green is a little lighter, more muted. Swatch colours are estimates.

Oil Stains vs Olive Green

Oil Stains

Brand: Army Painter
Range: Warpaints Fanatic
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #1a2a2a (estimate)

Olive Green

Brand: Vallejo
Range: Model Air
Code: 71.007
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #2c3132 (estimate)

How close are they?

ΔE 6.4, close: similar, with a visible difference side by side. Olive Green is a little lighter, more muted than Oil Stains.

Can I use Olive Green instead of Oil Stains?

Usually, if you are not matching paint already on the model. Close match (ΔE 6). Olive Green is a little lighter, more muted than Oil Stains.

Can I use Oil Stains instead of Olive Green?

The same difference applies the other way round: Oil Stains is a little darker, more saturated.

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 Oil Stains on the colour wheel See Olive Green on the colour wheel

Other Vallejo paints close to Oil Stains

Oil Stains vs Black Green (70.980)Model Color · ΔE 4, very close · closer than Olive Green
Oil Stains vs Cam. Black Green (70.741)Model Color · ΔE 6, close · closer than Olive Green
Oil Stains vs Glossy Sea Blue (71.300)Model Air · ΔE 7, close

Other Army Painter paints close to Olive Green

Olive Green vs Ironclad Grey (Vol. 1)John Blanche Vol. 1-4 · ΔE 3, very close · closer than Oil Stains
Olive Green vs Strap Grey (WP4048P)Warpaints Historical · ΔE 3, very close · closer than Oil Stains
Olive Green vs Dark Leather (WP4141P)Warpaints Historical · ΔE 3, very close · closer than Oil Stains

All matches: Oil Stains equivalents · Olive Green equivalents