Stirland Mud vs Olive Green

How close are they?

ΔE 7.2, close: similar, with a visible difference side by side. Olive Green is a little darker, more muted, cooler than Stirland Mud. They are different kinds of paint: Citadel Stirland Mud is a technical paint or medium and Scale75 Olive Green is an opaque base/layer paint, so they won’t behave the same on the model even where the colour is close.

Can I use Olive Green instead of Stirland Mud?

Usually, if you are not matching paint already on the model. Close match (ΔE 7). Olive Green is a little darker, more muted, cooler than Stirland Mud. They are different kinds of paint.

Can I use Stirland Mud instead of Olive Green?

The same difference applies the other way round: Stirland Mud is a little lighter, more saturated, 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.