What is the difference between Savage Green and Olive Green?

ΔE 23 (loose). Olive Green is much more muted, warmer. Swatch colours are estimates.

Savage Green vs Olive Green

Savage Green

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

Olive Green

Brand: Vallejo
Range: Model Color
Code: 70.967
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #455f38 (estimate)

How close are they?

ΔE 22.5, loose: different enough that you should pick on purpose. Olive Green is much more muted, warmer than Savage Green.

Can I use Olive Green instead of Savage Green?

Not as a straight swap; see the closer alternatives below. Loose match (ΔE 23). Olive Green is much more muted, warmer than Savage Green.

Can I use Savage Green instead of Olive Green?

The same difference applies the other way round: Savage Green is much more saturated, 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 Olive Green on the colour wheel

Other Vallejo paints close to Savage Green

Savage Green vs Dark Green (72.028)Game Color · ΔE 17, loose · closer than Olive Green
Savage Green vs Bright Green (70.758)Model Color · ΔE 21, loose · closer than Olive Green
Savage Green vs Splinter Green (70.756)Model Color · ΔE 21, loose · closer than Olive Green

Other Army Painter paints close to Olive Green

Olive Green vs Army GreenWarpaints Air · ΔE 2, very close · closer than Savage Green
Olive Green vs Army GreenWarpaints Fanatic · ΔE 4, very close · closer than Savage Green
Olive Green vs Mid DAK Green (WP4148P)Warpaints Historical · ΔE 7, close · closer than Savage Green

All matches: Savage Green equivalents · Olive Green equivalents