Straken Green vs Olive Green

Straken Green

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

Olive Green

Brand
Vallejo
Range
Model Color
Code
70.967
Type
an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch
#455f38 (estimate)

How close are they?

ΔE 6.7, close: similar, with a visible difference side by side. Olive Green is a little darker, more muted than Straken Green.

Can I use Olive Green instead of Straken Green?

Usually, if you are not matching paint already on the model. Close match (ΔE 7). Olive Green is a little darker, more muted than Straken Green.

Can I use Straken Green instead of Olive Green?

The same difference applies the other way round: Straken Green is a little lighter, 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 on the colour wheel

Other Vallejo paints close to Straken Green

Other Citadel paints close to Olive Green

All matches: Straken Green equivalents · Olive Green equivalents

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