Color-wise this is a vivid, dark brown leaning warm. It builds a smooth gradient with Mud Rut underneath and Traitor Green on the highlights, all in the P3 Paints line. Substitutes are thinner on the ground; Monument Pro Acryl Yellow Green is the nearest same-finish option at 88 percent, with 2 brands in strong-match range. Expect a close but not identical result from a swap, so check it on the model before committing a whole unit.
Ordic Olive equivalents, brand by brand
Several ranges orbit this color without landing on it. Here is the closest each brand manages, nearest first:
- Closest Monument Pro Acryl equivalent: Monument Pro Acryl Yellow Green, close, with a hint of drift side by side (delta E 2.3).
- Best Green Stuff World option: Green Stuff World Gangrene, a near match with visible drift up close (delta E 2.8).
- From AK Interactive: AK Interactive Russian Green 4Bo, a usable stand-in rather than a twin (delta E 4.2).
- Humbrol's closest color: Humbrol Army Green, workable at tabletop distance, not up close (delta E 4.3).
- Nearest in the Tamiya catalog: Tamiya Olive Drab, a usable stand-in rather than a twin (delta E 6.1).
- Best Vallejo option: Vallejo Goblin Green, workable at tabletop distance, not up close (delta E 6.3).
Worth knowing before you swap: Monument Pro Acryl Yellow Green runs slightly cooler, which shows most where the paint thins over raised detail.
How to read the score
90+Close
80sUsable
<70Mix
Monument Pro Acryl
Green Stuff World
AK Interactive
Humbrol
Tamiya
Vallejo
Revell
Citadel
The Army Painter
About this color
Color profile
Highlight and shade ladder
Pairs well with
Try any paint in the scheme toolMatch difficulty
Found in 2 other brands with a same-finish match.
Where painters use it
Frequently asked
What is the closest equivalent to P3 Paints Ordic Olive?
The closest same-finish match is Monument Pro Acryl Yellow Green at 88% color similarity.
What color is Ordic Olive?
Ordic Olive is a dark vivid brown with a warm undertone (hex #434710).
What do I highlight and shade Ordic Olive with?
Highlight Ordic Olive toward Traitor Green and shade it down into Mud Rut, both P3 Paints paints in the same finish family.