What is the difference between Overlord Olive and Military Green?

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

Overlord Olive vs Military Green

Overlord Olive

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

Military Green

Brand: Vallejo
Range: Model Color
Code: 70.975
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #35372c (estimate)

How close are they?

ΔE 10.9, fair: the same colour family, but not a straight swap. Military Green is more muted than Overlord Olive.

Can I use Military Green instead of Overlord Olive?

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

Can I use Overlord Olive instead of Military Green?

The same difference applies the other way round: Overlord Olive 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 Overlord Olive on the colour wheel See Military 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 Military Green
Overlord Olive vs Cam. Middle Brown (70.740)Model Color · ΔE 4, very close · closer than Military Green
Overlord Olive vs Dark Green RLM71 (71.015)Model Air · ΔE 9, close · closer than Military Green

Other Green Stuff World paints close to Military Green

Military Green vs Ranger Green (3234)Acrylic Colors · ΔE 4, very close · closer than Overlord Olive
Military Green vs Blackroot Grey (3233)Acrylic Colors · ΔE 10, close · closer than Overlord Olive
Military Green vs Olivegrove Green (1821)Acrylic Colors · ΔE 11, fair

All matches: Overlord Olive equivalents · Military Green equivalents