What is the difference between Admiral Grey and Olive Grey?

ΔE 6 (close). Olive Grey is a little darker, warmer. Swatch colours are estimates.

Admiral Grey vs Olive Grey

Admiral Grey

Brand: AMMO by Mig
Range: IONIC Smart Colors
Code: IONIC-0166
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #4f685d (estimate)

Olive Grey

Brand: Vallejo
Range: Model Air
Code: 71.096
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #525e50 (estimate)

How close are they?

ΔE 6.2, close: similar, with a visible difference side by side. Olive Grey is a little darker, warmer than Admiral Grey.

Can I use Olive Grey instead of Admiral Grey?

Usually, if you are not matching paint already on the model. Close match (ΔE 6). Olive Grey is a little darker, warmer than Admiral Grey.

Can I use Admiral Grey instead of Olive Grey?

The same difference applies the other way round: Admiral Grey is a little lighter, cooler.

ΔE is the colour difference between our two swatch estimates: under about 6 is close, over about 15 is loose. Real paints also differ in finish, coverage and how they thin, so test before you commit.

See Admiral Grey on the colour wheel See Olive Grey on the colour wheel

Other Vallejo paints close to Admiral Grey

Admiral Grey vs Pacific Green (70.757)Model Color · ΔE 4, very close · closer than Olive Grey
Admiral Grey vs Green (71.329)Model Air · ΔE 5, very close · closer than Olive Grey
Admiral Grey vs Light Grey RLM63 (71.260)Model Air · ΔE 6, close · closer than Olive Grey

Other AMMO by Mig paints close to Olive Grey

Olive Grey vs Field Grey FS-34159 (AMMO.F-512)Acrylic Colors for Figures · ΔE 3, very close · closer than Admiral Grey
Olive Grey vs Atlantic Green (ATOM-20097)ATOM · ΔE 6, very close · closer than Admiral Grey
Olive Grey vs Dark Olive Green FS-34130 (AMMO.F-503)Acrylic Colors for Figures · ΔE 7, close

All matches: Admiral Grey equivalents · Olive Grey equivalents