What is the difference between Savage Green and Ordic Olive?

ΔE 25 (loose). Ordic Olive is a little lighter, warmer. Swatch colours are estimates.

Savage Green vs Ordic Olive

Savage Green

Brand: Army Painter
Range: Warpaints Air
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #0a6a30 (estimate)

Ordic Olive

Brand: Formula P3
Range: Formula P3
Code: 93036
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #627c29 (estimate)

How close are they?

ΔE 24.8, loose: different enough that you should pick on purpose. Ordic Olive is a little lighter, warmer than Savage Green.

Can I use Ordic Olive instead of Savage Green?

Not as a straight swap; see the closer alternatives below. Loose match (ΔE 25). Ordic Olive is a little lighter, warmer than Savage Green.

Can I use Savage Green instead of Ordic Olive?

The same difference applies the other way round: Savage Green 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 Savage Green on the colour wheel See Ordic Olive on the colour wheel

Other Formula P3 paints close to Savage Green

Savage Green vs Gnarls Green (93034)Formula P3 · ΔE 9, close · closer than Ordic Olive
Savage Green vs Eldritch (93149)Formula P3 · ΔE 19, loose · closer than Ordic Olive
Savage Green vs Traitor Green (93037)Formula P3 · ΔE 28, loose

Other Army Painter paints close to Ordic Olive

Ordic Olive vs Drab GreenWarpaints Air · ΔE 11, fair · closer than Savage Green
Ordic Olive vs Gremlin GreenWarpaints Air · ΔE 14, fair · closer than Savage Green
Ordic Olive vs Pestilent FleshWarpaints Air · ΔE 14, fair · closer than Savage Green

All matches: Savage Green equivalents · Ordic Olive equivalents