Olive 5
Warcolours · Layer paints
#3F4900 · L*29.0 a*-13.8 b*37.2
The closest match to Warcolours Olive 5 in every other range, nearest first.
Warcolours Olive 5 is a dark, saturated yellow. Nothing matches it exactly. The nearest is Tamiya Olive drab at ΔE 2.9 — very close. 24 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 5?
Tamiya Olive drab is the closest equivalent to Warcolours Olive 5 in any other range, at ΔE 2.9 — a very close substitute. Next nearest: The Army Painter Elf Green (ΔE 3.5) and Tom Color Merdc Forest Green (ΔE 3.8).
What is the Vallejo alternative to Warcolours Olive 5?
The nearest Vallejo paint is Italian Tank Crew, ΔE 7.2 — 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 5 Shop Tamiya Olive drab (Acrylics Mini Flat) Shop Tamiya Acrylics Mini Flat set
Olive 5 equivalent in Tamiya
- B Olive drab Acrylics Mini Flat XF-62 ΔE 2.9 · very close
- C Olive drab 2 Spray TS-28 ΔE 4.5 · close
Olive 5 equivalent in The Army Painter
- B Elf Green Warpaints WP1420 ΔE 3.5 · very close
- D Dark Emerald Warpaints Fanatic ΔE 8.0 · similar
Olive 5 equivalent in Tom Color
- C Merdc Forest Green TC-0175 ΔE 3.8 · close
- D 4bo Green TC-0146 ΔE 5.8 · similar
Olive 5 equivalent in Mr. Paint
- C Soviet Protective Green KHV-518 Mr Paint MRP-273 ΔE 4.1 · close
- C Olive Green Bs220 Mr Paint MRP-376 ΔE 4.7 · close
Olive 5 equivalent in Green Stuff World
- C Gangrene Acrylic Colors ΔE 4.3 · close
- D Primer Green Matt Surface ΔE 5.8 · similar
Olive 5 equivalent in Mig
- C RLM 82 Camo Green Acrylics AMIG0230 ΔE 4.7 · close
- D Crystal Green Acrylics AMIG0092 ΔE 6.5 · similar
Olive 5 equivalent in AK Interactive
- D Olivgrün – Olive Green RAL 6003 Real Colors - AFV RC047 ΔE 5.3 · similar
- D Ral 6003 Olivgrün Opt.1 AFV (3rd Gen) AK11309 ΔE 5.3 · similar
Olive 5 equivalent in Reaper
- D Military Green Master Series Paints Core Colors 9176 ΔE 5.3 · similar
- D Troll Hide Master Series Paints Bones 9455 ΔE 6.0 · similar
Olive 5 equivalent in Coat d'Arms
- D Muddy Green Brushscape Range 406 ΔE 6.0 · similar
- E Russian Green World War II Range 530 ΔE 10.8 · far
Olive 5 equivalent in Scale75
- D Ss Camo Medium Green Warfront Range ΔE 6.3 · similar
- D Russian Green Warfront Range ΔE 9.2 · similar
Olive 5 equivalent in Humbrol
- D Matt Olive Drab Acrylics - Matt 155 ΔE 6.5 · similar
- D Olive Drab Aerosol Sprays - Matt S155 ΔE 6.8 · similar
Olive 5 equivalent in Foundry
- D Phlegm Green Shade Paint System 28A ΔE 7.1 · similar
- D Drab Shade Paint System 12A ΔE 8.9 · similar
Olive 5 in the remaining ranges
These ranges have nothing close. The nearest they offer is listed anyway.
| Range | Nearest paint | Distance | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Vallejo | #4B461C | Italian Tank Crew Panzer Aces | ΔE 7.2 |
| Mission Models | #39431E | IDF Green | ΔE 7.3 |
| FolkArt | #4D461C | Forest Moss Acrylic Colors | ΔE 7.8 |
| Golden | #576122 | Green Gold Heavy Body | ΔE 8.3 |
| Citadel | #264715 | Castellan Green Air | ΔE 8.8 |
| Mr. Hobby | #5A602F | Russian Green "4bo" 1947 Mr Color | ΔE 9.3 |
| Creature | #2C4D22 | Camo Green Monument Pro Acryl | ΔE 10.0 |
| Arteza | #455032 | Olive Green Acrylic Premium Paints | ΔE 10.0 |
| Liquitex | #413915 | Green Gold Heavy Body Acrylix | ΔE 10.1 |
| P3 | #5E4E14 | Battle Dress Green Privateer Press Formula P3 | ΔE 10.2 |
| Kimera Kolors | #665B28 | Kiwi Brown Danilo Cartacci Signature Set | ΔE 10.9 |
| Apple Barrel | #3A3C24 | Mossy Green Gloss™ | ΔE 11.3 |
| Italeri | #3E442F | Olive Drab Ana 613 Acrylic Paint | ΔE 12.1 |
| Revell | #4F543D | Olive Green Email Color - Silk | ΔE 12.5 |
| Acrilex | #406434 | Verde Musgo Paints | ΔE 12.6 |
| Monument | #365337 | Camo Green Pro Acrylic Paints | ΔE 13.3 |
| Duncan | #3C5C43 | Merald Green Wave 1 | ΔE 15.5 |
| Turbo Dork | #5D6164 | Black Ice | ΔE 25.8 |
Nearest colours inside Warcolours
- E Olive 4 Layer paints ΔE 10.8 · far
- E Dark Green Inks for Shading and Glazing ΔE 14.7 · far
- E Green 5 Layer paints ΔE 16.0 · far
- E Emerald 5 Layer paints ΔE 16.9 · far
- E Warm Grey 4 Layer paints ΔE 19.4 · far
- E Emerald 4 Layer paints ΔE 21.0 · far
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