What is the difference between Straken Green and Olive Green (USAF)?

ΔE 11 (fair). Olive Green (USAF) is more muted. Swatch colours are estimates.

Straken Green vs Olive Green (USAF)

Straken Green

Brand: Citadel / Warhammer
Range: Colour: Layer
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #4a6a3a (estimate)

Olive Green (USAF)

Brand: Tamiya
Range: AS Spray (aircraft)
Code: AS-14
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #526343 (estimate)

How close are they?

ΔE 11.2, fair: the same colour family, but not a straight swap. Olive Green (USAF) is more muted than Straken Green.

Can I use Olive Green (USAF) instead of Straken Green?

Only where an exact match doesn’t matter, such as a new unit or a highlight. Fair match (ΔE 11). Olive Green (USAF) is more muted than Straken Green.

Can I use Straken Green instead of Olive Green (USAF)?

The same difference applies the other way round: Straken Green is more saturated.

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 Straken Green on the colour wheel See Olive Green (USAF) on the colour wheel

Other Tamiya paints close to Straken Green

Straken Green vs Light Green (Luftwaffe) (AS-23)AS Spray (aircraft) · ΔE 1, very close · closer than Olive Green (USAF)
Straken Green vs Dark Green (JGSDF) (XF-73)XF Flat Acrylic · ΔE 8, close · closer than Olive Green (USAF)
Straken Green vs Dark Green (JGSDF) (TS-91)TS Spray · ΔE 8, close · closer than Olive Green (USAF)

Other Citadel paints close to Olive Green (USAF)

Olive Green (USAF) vs Death Korps DrabColour: Base · ΔE 8, close · closer than Straken Green
Olive Green (USAF) vs Death World ForestColour: Base · ΔE 13, fair
Olive Green (USAF) vs Death World ForestColour: Air · ΔE 13, fair

All matches: Straken Green equivalents · Olive Green (USAF) equivalents