Striking Scorpion Green vs Ordic Olive

Striking Scorpion Green

Brand
Citadel / Warhammer
Range
Colour: Contrast
Type
a one-coat contrast-style paint
Swatch
#5a9a4a (estimate)

Ordic Olive

Brand
Formula P3
Range
Formula P3
Code
93036
Type
an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch
#627c29 (estimate)

How close are they?

ΔE 17.5, loose: different enough that you should pick on purpose. Ordic Olive is a little darker, more muted, warmer than Striking Scorpion Green. They are different kinds of paint: Citadel Striking Scorpion Green is a one-coat contrast-style paint and Formula P3 Ordic Olive 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 Ordic Olive instead of Striking Scorpion Green?

Not as a straight swap; see the closer alternatives below. Loose match (ΔE 18). Ordic Olive is a little darker, more muted, warmer than Striking Scorpion Green. They are different kinds of paint.

Can I use Striking Scorpion Green instead of Ordic Olive?

The same difference applies the other way round: Striking Scorpion 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 Striking Scorpion Green on the colour wheel See Ordic Olive on the colour wheel

Other Formula P3 paints close to Striking Scorpion Green

Other Citadel paints close to Ordic Olive

All matches: Striking Scorpion Green equivalents · Ordic Olive equivalents

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