What is the difference between Lupercal Green and RLM 80 Olive Green?

ΔE 9 (close). RLM 80 Olive Green is a little darker, more muted, warmer. Swatch colours are estimates.

Lupercal Green vs RLM 80 Olive Green

Lupercal Green

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

RLM 80 Olive Green

Brand: Mr. Hobby
Range: Mr. Color
Code: C-120
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #203b2c (estimate)

How close are they?

ΔE 8.5, close: similar, with a visible difference side by side. RLM 80 Olive Green is a little darker, more muted, warmer than Lupercal Green.

Can I use RLM 80 Olive Green instead of Lupercal Green?

Usually, if you are not matching paint already on the model. Close match (ΔE 9). RLM 80 Olive Green is a little darker, more muted, warmer than Lupercal Green.

Can I use Lupercal Green instead of RLM 80 Olive Green?

The same difference applies the other way round: Lupercal Green is a little lighter, 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 RLM 80 Olive Green 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 RLM 80 Olive Green
Lupercal Green vs IJA Green (N-60)Acrysion · ΔE 4, very close · closer than RLM 80 Olive Green
Lupercal Green vs Khaki Green (H-80)Aqueous Hobby Color · ΔE 5, very close · closer than RLM 80 Olive Green

Other Citadel paints close to RLM 80 Olive Green

RLM 80 Olive Green vs Dryad BarkColour: Base · ΔE 14, fair
RLM 80 Olive Green vs Caliban GreenColour: Base · ΔE 14, fair
RLM 80 Olive Green vs Castellan GreenColour: Base · ΔE 14, fair

All matches: Lupercal Green equivalents · RLM 80 Olive Green equivalents