Color-wise this is a moderate, dark green leaning cool. No shortage of substitutes here, Deathworld Forest from Citadel matches at 89 percent and 4 brands carry a strong same-finish near-match. It builds a smooth gradient with Deep Green underneath and Ijn M3 (M) Mitsubishi Interior Green on the highlights, all in the AK Interactive line. Bottom line: run out mid-project and another brand will get you within a shade.
Olive Green equivalents, brand by brand
No brand clones Olive Green outright, but 1 range comes close enough to swap. The best candidate from each catalog:
- Closest Citadel equivalent: Citadel Deathworld Forest, close, with a hint of drift side by side (delta E 2.2).
- Tamiya's closest color: Tamiya Olive Green, a near match with visible drift up close (delta E 2.9).
- Nearest in the Green Stuff World catalog: Green Stuff World Rocket Green, close, with a hint of drift side by side (delta E 3.4).
- Best Humbrol option: Humbrol US Light Green, a near match with visible drift up close (delta E 3.5).
- From Vallejo: Vallejo Olive Green, a usable stand-in rather than a twin (delta E 4.5).
- Revell's closest color: Revell Fern Green (RAL 6025), workable at tabletop distance, not up close (delta E 5.4).
The drift here is spread thinly across hue, lightness and saturation rather than leaning one way, so the mismatch reads as a general haze at delta E 2.2 rather than an obvious shift.
How to read the score
90+Close
80sUsable
<70Mix
Citadel
Tamiya
Green Stuff World
Humbrol
Vallejo
Revell
Scale75
P3 Paints
The Army Painter
Monument Pro Acryl
About this color
Color profile
Highlight and shade ladder
Pairs well with
Try any paint in the scheme toolMatch difficulty
Found in 4 other brands with a same-finish match.
Where painters use it
Frequently asked
What is the closest equivalent to AK Interactive Olive Green?
The closest same-finish match is Citadel Deathworld Forest at 89% color similarity.
What color is Olive Green?
Olive Green is a dark moderate green with a cool undertone (hex #4D6124).
What do I highlight and shade Olive Green with?
Highlight Olive Green toward Ijn M3 (M) Mitsubishi Interior Green and shade it down into Deep Green, both AK Interactive paints in the same finish family.