What is the difference between Schilf Green and Olive Drab?

ΔE 10 (close). Olive Drab is a little lighter, more muted. Swatch colours are estimates.

Schilf Green vs Olive Drab

Schilf Green

Brand: Army Painter
Range: Warpaints Historical
Code: WP4153P
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #2d4528 (estimate)

Olive Drab

Brand: Mr. Hobby
Range: Mr. Color
Code: C-38
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #3f4c3a (estimate)

How close are they?

ΔE 9.7, close: similar, with a visible difference side by side. Olive Drab is a little lighter, more muted than Schilf Green.

Can I use Olive Drab instead of Schilf Green?

Usually, if you are not matching paint already on the model. Close match (ΔE 10). Olive Drab is a little lighter, more muted than Schilf Green.

Can I use Schilf Green instead of Olive Drab?

The same difference applies the other way round: Schilf Green 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 Schilf Green on the colour wheel See Olive Drab on the colour wheel

Other Mr. Hobby paints close to Schilf Green

Schilf Green vs Green (C-525)Mr. Color · ΔE 9, close · closer than Olive Drab
Schilf Green vs Field Green FS34097 (C-340)Mr. Color · ΔE 10, close · closer than Olive Drab
Schilf Green vs RLM 80 Olive Green (C-120)Mr. Color · ΔE 10, close · closer than Olive Drab

Other Army Painter paints close to Olive Drab

Olive Drab vs Woodland CamoWarpaints Fanatic · ΔE 4, very close · closer than Schilf Green
Olive Drab vs Elf GreenWarpaints Legacy · ΔE 4, very close · closer than Schilf Green
Olive Drab vs Mid Feldgrau (WP4044P)Warpaints Historical · ΔE 6, very close · closer than Schilf Green

All matches: Schilf Green equivalents · Olive Drab equivalents