Olive 4
Warcolours · Layer paints
#596801 · L*41.3 a*-18.3 b*47.1
The closest match to Warcolours Olive 4 in every other range, nearest first.
Warcolours Olive 4 is a dark, saturated yellow. Nothing matches it exactly. The nearest is Scale75 Light Moss Green at ΔE 3.4 — very close. 26 of the 30 other ranges have nothing within ΔE 5, so a substitution from those will read as a different colour.
What the ΔE numbers below mean, and how close a match has to be
What is the closest equivalent to Warcolours Olive 4?
Scale75 Light Moss Green is the closest equivalent to Warcolours Olive 4 in any other range, at ΔE 3.4 — a very close substitute. Next nearest: Reaper Lone Star Leather (ΔE 3.8) and Golden Green Gold (ΔE 4.7).
What is the Vallejo alternative to Warcolours Olive 4?
The nearest Vallejo paint is Dark Green, ΔE 7.5 — similar, close enough to stand in only where the colour is not the point. The full Warcolours to Vallejo conversion chart lists the rest.
Shop Warcolours Olive 4 Shop Scale75 Light Moss Green Shop Scale75 Artist Range set
Olive 4 equivalent in Scale75
- B Light Moss Green Artist Range ΔE 3.4 · very close
- D Olivegrun Green Warfront Range ΔE 7.6 · similar
Olive 4 equivalent in Reaper
- C Lone Star Leather Master Series Paints Core Colors 9284 ΔE 3.8 · close
- D Hodag Green Master Series Paints Pathfinder 89520 ΔE 6.7 · similar
Olive 4 equivalent in Golden
- C Green Gold Fluid 2170 ΔE 4.7 · close
- D Green Gold Heavy Body 1170 ΔE 5.2 · similar
Olive 4 equivalent in AK Interactive
- C Australian Camouflage Green AFV (3rd Gen) AK11348 ΔE 4.9 · close
- C Nº1 Light Green (fs34151) AFV (3rd Gen) AK11335 ΔE 4.9 · close
Olive 4 equivalent in The Army Painter
- D Military Shader Warpaints Tone WP1471 ΔE 5.4 · similar
- D Aztec Gold Speedpaint Set 2.0 ΔE 6.2 · similar
Olive 4 equivalent in Mission Models
- D Olivegrun RAL 6003 MMP-009 ΔE 5.5 · similar
- D US Army Olive Drab FS 34088 MMP-025 ΔE 7.3 · similar
Olive 4 equivalent in Green Stuff World
- D Primer Green Matt Surface ΔE 5.6 · similar
- D Acid Green Dip Dipping Inks ΔE 6.2 · similar
Olive 4 equivalent in Italeri
- D Light Green Acrylic Paint 4309AP ΔE 5.8 · similar
- D Interior Green Acrylic Paint 4736AP ΔE 9.9 · similar
Olive 4 equivalent in Citadel
- D Militarum Green Contrast ΔE 5.9 · similar
- D Death Guard Green Spray ΔE 6.4 · similar
Olive 4 equivalent in Mig
- D Russian Green Base Acrylics AMIG0932 ΔE 6.4 · similar
- D Protective Green Acrylics AMIG0023 ΔE 8.6 · similar
Olive 4 equivalent in Foundry
- D Phlegm Green Paint System 28B ΔE 6.4 · similar
- D Moss Shade Paint System 29A ΔE 7.3 · similar
Olive 4 equivalent in Apple Barrel
- D Parakeet Colors 20740 ΔE 6.9 · similar
- D Palm Leaf Colors 21477 ΔE 6.9 · similar
Olive 4 in the remaining ranges
These ranges have nothing close. The nearest they offer is listed anyway.
| Range | Nearest paint | Distance | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Liquitex | #5C6E34 | Chromium Oxide Green Heavy Body Acrylix | ΔE 7.0 |
| Tamiya | #4D5613 | Olive drab 2 Spray | ΔE 7.1 |
| Tom Color | #6E6C2F | FS 14151 | ΔE 7.2 |
| Vallejo | #74712A | Dark Green Wash FX | ΔE 7.5 |
| Mr. Hobby | #5A602F | Russian Green "4bo" 1947 Mr Color | ΔE 7.9 |
| Mr. Paint | #467121 | Willow Green FS14187 Mr Paint | ΔE 8.0 |
| P3 | #757131 | Battledress Green Privateer Press Formula P3 | ΔE 8.3 |
| Revell | #56733D | Green Email Color - Silk | ΔE 9.9 |
| Duncan | #567F2D | Ethereal Green Wave 1 | ΔE 10.2 |
| Humbrol | #6A7145 | Grass Green Acrylics - Matt | ΔE 10.2 |
| Monument | #6A7546 | Vince Venturella Dark Yellow Green Pro Signature Series | ΔE 10.3 |
| FolkArt | #4E6539 | Freshcut Grass Multi-Surface Satin Acrylics | ΔE 10.6 |
| Kimera Kolors | #665B28 | Kiwi Brown Danilo Cartacci Signature Set | ΔE 10.6 |
| Acrilex | #6A6F46 | Verde Oliva Paints | ΔE 10.7 |
| Coat d'Arms | #7D7640 | Dark Sand Brushscape Range | ΔE 11.4 |
| Arteza | #758351 | Pearl Olive Green Acrylic Pearl Paints | ΔE 13.8 |
| Creature | #2C4D22 | Camo Green Monument Pro Acryl | ΔE 15.4 |
| Turbo Dork | #805D49 | Death By | ΔE 25.9 |
Nearest colours inside Warcolours
- E Olive 5 Layer paints ΔE 10.8 · far
- E Metallic Yellow Metallic paints ΔE 13.2 · far
- E Dark Green Inks for Shading and Glazing ΔE 14.3 · far
- E Green 5 Layer paints ΔE 14.8 · far
- E Transparent Olive Transparent paints ΔE 16.8 · far
- E Emerald 4 Layer paints ΔE 19.0 · far
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