What is the difference between Tainted Garden and Overlord Olive?

ΔE 7 (close). Overlord Olive is a little darker, warmer. Swatch colours are estimates.

Tainted Garden vs Overlord Olive

Tainted Garden

Brand: Army Painter
Range: John Blanche Vol. 1-4
Code: Vol. 2
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #3e3e26 (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 7.5, close: similar, with a visible difference side by side. Overlord Olive is a little darker, warmer than Tainted Garden.

Can I use Overlord Olive instead of Tainted Garden?

Usually, if you are not matching paint already on the model. Close match (ΔE 7). Overlord Olive is a little darker, warmer than Tainted Garden.

Can I use Tainted Garden instead of Overlord Olive?

The same difference applies the other way round: Tainted Garden is a little lighter, 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 Tainted Garden on the colour wheel See Overlord Olive on the colour wheel

Other Green Stuff World paints close to Tainted Garden

Tainted Garden vs Olivegrove Green (1821)Acrylic Colors · ΔE 7, close · closer than Overlord Olive
Tainted Garden vs Olive-Brown Ops (1887)Acrylic Colors · ΔE 11, fair
Tainted Garden vs Ranger Green (3234)Acrylic Colors · ΔE 12, fair

Other Army Painter paints close to Overlord Olive

Overlord Olive vs Dark Battle Dress (WP4052P)Warpaints Historical · ΔE 6, close · closer than Tainted Garden
Overlord Olive vs Dark Soviet Khaki (WP4123P)Warpaints Historical · ΔE 6, close · closer than Tainted Garden
Overlord Olive vs Mud Spatter (WP4057P)Warpaints Historical · ΔE 7, close · closer than Tainted Garden

All matches: Tainted Garden equivalents · Overlord Olive equivalents