What is the difference between Lupercal Green and Olive Drab 2?

ΔE 13 (fair). Olive Drab 2 is more muted, warmer. Swatch colours are estimates.

Lupercal Green vs Olive Drab 2

Lupercal Green

Brand: Citadel / Warhammer
Range: Colour: Base
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #1a4a3a (estimate)

Olive Drab 2

Brand: Mr. Hobby
Range: Aqueous Hobby Color
Code: H-78
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #3f4c3a (estimate)

How close are they?

ΔE 12.6, fair: the same colour family, but not a straight swap. Olive Drab 2 is more muted, warmer than Lupercal Green.

Can I use Olive Drab 2 instead of Lupercal Green?

Only where an exact match doesn’t matter, such as a new unit or a highlight. Fair match (ΔE 13). Olive Drab 2 is more muted, warmer than Lupercal Green.

Can I use Lupercal Green instead of Olive Drab 2?

The same difference applies the other way round: Lupercal Green is 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 Lupercal Green on the colour wheel See Olive Drab 2 on the colour wheel

Other Mr. Hobby paints close to Lupercal Green

Lupercal Green vs IJA Green (C-16)Mr. Color · ΔE 4, very close · closer than Olive Drab 2
Lupercal Green vs IJA Green (N-60)Acrysion · ΔE 4, very close · closer than Olive Drab 2
Lupercal Green vs Khaki Green (H-80)Aqueous Hobby Color · ΔE 5, very close · closer than Olive Drab 2

Other Citadel paints close to Olive Drab 2

Olive Drab 2 vs Skavenblight DingeColour: Layer · ΔE 10, close · closer than Lupercal Green
Olive Drab 2 vs Death Korps DrabColour: Base · ΔE 12, fair · closer than Lupercal Green
Olive Drab 2 vs Eshin GreyColour: Layer · ΔE 13, fair

All matches: Lupercal Green equivalents · Olive Drab 2 equivalents