Transparent Olive
Warcolours · Transparent paints
#828C58 · L*56.3 a*-12.5 b*26.6
The closest match to Warcolours Transparent Olive in every other range, nearest first.
Warcolours Transparent Olive is a mid-toned, moderately saturated yellow. Only one range matches it closely enough to swap without thinking: The Army Painter Combat Fatigues, ΔE 1.1. 18 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 Transparent Olive?
The Army Painter Combat Fatigues is the closest equivalent to Warcolours Transparent Olive in any other range, at ΔE 1.1 — a near-perfect substitute. Next nearest: Citadel Camo Green (ΔE 2.3) and AK Interactive FS 34258 Green (ΔE 2.4).
What is the Vallejo alternative to Warcolours Transparent Olive?
The nearest Vallejo paint is Green Sky, ΔE 4.8 — a close substitute. The full Warcolours to Vallejo conversion chart lists the rest.
Shop Warcolours Transparent Olive Shop The Army Painter Combat Fatigues Shop The Army Painter Warpaints set
Transparent Olive equivalent in The Army Painter
- A Combat Fatigues Warpaints WP1409 ΔE 1.1 · near-perfect
- C Olive Drab Warpaints Fanatic ΔE 3.8 · close
Transparent Olive equivalent in Citadel
- B Camo Green Foundation (discontinued) ΔE 2.3 · very close
- C Nurgling Green Dry ΔE 4.9 · close
Transparent Olive equivalent in AK Interactive
- B FS 34258 Green Air AK2153 ΔE 2.4 · very close
- B Ae-9/aii Light Grey Air AK2251 ΔE 2.6 · very close
Transparent Olive equivalent in Duncan
- B Ranger Cloak Wave 2 ΔE 3.3 · very close
- D Necrosis Green Wash Wave 1 ΔE 5.7 · similar
Transparent Olive equivalent in P3
- B Traitor Green Privateer Press Formula P3 ΔE 3.4 · very close
- D Blighted Gold Privateer Press Formula P3 ΔE 7.1 · similar
Transparent Olive equivalent in FolkArt
- C Hauser Green Light Acrylic Colors 459 ΔE 3.5 · close
- D Basil Green Acrylic Colors 645 ΔE 5.5 · similar
Transparent Olive equivalent in Foundry
- C Soviet Helmet Green Shade Paint System 82A ΔE 3.8 · close
- C Soviet Equipment Green Light Paint System 81C ΔE 4.0 · close
Transparent Olive equivalent in Arteza
- C Pearl Olive Green Acrylic Pearl Paints A232 ΔE 3.8 · close
- E Pearl Lime Green Acrylic Pearl Paints A211 ΔE 10.0 · far
Transparent Olive equivalent in Mission Models
- C RAF Interior Green MMP-079 ΔE 4.0 · close
- D US Army Olive Drab Faded 2 MMP-021 ΔE 5.2 · similar
Transparent Olive equivalent in Mr. Paint
- C Anticorrosiva Mr Paint MRP-317 ΔE 4.4 · close
- D Green FS34258 Mr Paint MRP-248 ΔE 6.3 · similar
Transparent Olive equivalent in Tom Color
- C Light Green TC-0228 ΔE 4.5 · close
- C Pale Green Idf TC-0069 ΔE 4.6 · close
Transparent Olive equivalent in Vallejo
- C Green Sky Model Color 70.974 ΔE 4.8 · close
- D Crushed Grass Weathering FX 73.825 ΔE 5.1 · similar
Transparent Olive in the remaining ranges
These ranges have nothing close. The nearest they offer is listed anyway.
| Range | Nearest paint | Distance | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Coat d'Arms | #7A8461 | Russian Brown World War II Range | ΔE 5.2 |
| Golden | #76825C | Terre Verte Hue OPEN Acrylics | ΔE 5.2 |
| Mr. Hobby | #6F8251 | Light Brown Aqueous Hobby Color | ΔE 5.2 |
| Green Stuff World | #869B62 | Martian Green Chameleon Colorshift Metallic | ΔE 5.3 |
| Mig | #898761 | Olive Drab Shine Acrylics | ΔE 5.3 |
| Monument | #879245 | Yellow Green Pro Acrylic Paints | ΔE 5.3 |
| Tamiya | #74925D | Cockpit green (IJN) Acrylics Mini Flat | ΔE 5.4 |
| Scale75 | #7D853A | Sherwood Green Scale Color Range | ΔE 5.7 |
| Reaper | #909473 | Ghoul Skin Master Series Paints Core Colors | ΔE 6.5 |
| Italeri | #99925C | Armor Sand Acrylic Paint | ΔE 6.5 |
| Apple Barrel | #99A16E | Light Leaf Green Colors | ΔE 7.2 |
| Kimera Kolors | #6F7C63 | Fallen Grass Michal Pisarski Signature Set | ΔE 9.7 |
| Revell | #76765A | Greyish Green Email Color - Silk | ΔE 10.2 |
| Humbrol | #6A7145 | Grass Green Acrylics - Matt | ΔE 10.4 |
| Liquitex | #958146 | Iridescent Antique Gold Heavy Body Acrylix | ΔE 10.6 |
| Acrilex | #9DA548 | Verde Pistache Paints | ΔE 11.0 |
| Turbo Dork | #7BAA78 | Gordian Knot | ΔE 12.0 |
| Creature | #967E51 | Light Bronze Monument Pro Acryl | ΔE 12.8 |
Nearest colours inside Warcolours
- E Transparent Green Transparent paints ΔE 10.7 · far
- E Metallic Yellow Metallic paints ΔE 10.9 · far
- E Transparent Ochre Transparent paints ΔE 12.5 · far
- E Olive 3 Layer paints ΔE 14.9 · far
- E Metallic Emerald Metallic paints ΔE 15.6 · far
- E Olive 4 Layer paints ΔE 16.8 · far
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