What is the difference between Overlord Olive and Bronze Green?

ΔE 12 (fair). Bronze Green is more muted, cooler. Swatch colours are estimates.

Overlord Olive vs Bronze Green

Overlord Olive

Brand: Green Stuff World
Range: Acrylic Colors
Code: 1853
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #372f17 (estimate)

Bronze Green

Brand: Vallejo
Range: Model Color
Code: 70.897
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #263022 (estimate)

How close are they?

ΔE 11.7, fair: the same colour family, but not a straight swap. Bronze Green is more muted, cooler than Overlord Olive.

Can I use Bronze Green instead of Overlord Olive?

Only where an exact match doesn’t matter, such as a new unit or a highlight. Fair match (ΔE 12). Bronze Green is more muted, cooler than Overlord Olive.

Can I use Overlord Olive instead of Bronze Green?

The same difference applies the other way round: Overlord Olive is 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.

See Overlord Olive on the colour wheel See Bronze Green on the colour wheel

Other Vallejo paints close to Overlord Olive

Overlord Olive vs Canvas (70.763)Model Color · ΔE 2, very close · closer than Bronze Green
Overlord Olive vs Cam. Middle Brown (70.740)Model Color · ΔE 4, very close · closer than Bronze Green
Overlord Olive vs Dark Green RLM71 (71.015)Model Air · ΔE 9, close · closer than Bronze Green

Other Green Stuff World paints close to Bronze Green

Bronze Green vs Military Green (1848)Acrylic Colors · ΔE 8, close · closer than Overlord Olive
Bronze Green vs Ranger Green (3234)Acrylic Colors · ΔE 10, close · closer than Overlord Olive
Bronze Green vs Olivegrove Green (1821)Acrylic Colors · ΔE 10, fair · closer than Overlord Olive

All matches: Overlord Olive equivalents · Bronze Green equivalents