What is the difference between Woodland Camo and Olive Green?

ΔE 9 (close). Olive Green is a little lighter, cooler. Swatch colours are estimates.

Woodland Camo vs Olive Green

Woodland Camo

Brand: Army Painter
Range: Warpaints Fanatic
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #3f4c34 (estimate)

Olive Green

Brand: Mr. Hobby
Range: Aqueous Hobby Color
Code: H-405
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #435c4b (estimate)

How close are they?

ΔE 9.0, close: similar, with a visible difference side by side. Olive Green is a little lighter, cooler than Woodland Camo.

Can I use Olive Green instead of Woodland Camo?

Usually, if you are not matching paint already on the model. Close match (ΔE 9). Olive Green is a little lighter, cooler than Woodland Camo.

Can I use Woodland Camo instead of Olive Green?

The same difference applies the other way round: Woodland Camo is a little darker, warmer.

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 Woodland Camo on the colour wheel See Olive Green on the colour wheel

Other Mr. Hobby paints close to Woodland Camo

Woodland Camo vs Olive Drab (C-38)Mr. Color · ΔE 4, very close · closer than Olive Green
Woodland Camo vs Dark Green (H-36)Aqueous Hobby Color · ΔE 4, very close · closer than Olive Green
Woodland Camo vs Olive Drab 2 (H-78)Aqueous Hobby Color · ΔE 4, very close · closer than Olive Green

Other Army Painter paints close to Olive Green

Olive Green vs Mid Feldgrau (WP4044P)Warpaints Historical · ΔE 4, very close · closer than Woodland Camo
Olive Green vs Evergreen FogWarpaints Fanatic · ΔE 8, close · closer than Woodland Camo
Olive Green vs Elf GreenWarpaints Legacy · ΔE 9, close

All matches: Woodland Camo equivalents · Olive Green equivalents