What is the difference between Medium Olive Green and Raw Wool?

ΔE 10 (close). Raw Wool is cooler. Swatch colours are estimates.

Medium Olive Green vs Raw Wool

Medium Olive Green

Brand: AMMO by Mig
Range: Dio Drybrush
Code: A.MIG-0609
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #948968 (estimate)

Raw Wool

Brand: Army Painter
Range: Warpaints Historical
Code: WP4152P
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #818c70 (estimate)

How close are they?

ΔE 9.8, close: similar, with a visible difference side by side. Raw Wool is cooler than Medium Olive Green.

Can I use Raw Wool instead of Medium Olive Green?

Usually, if you are not matching paint already on the model. Close match (ΔE 10). Raw Wool is cooler than Medium Olive Green.

Can I use Medium Olive Green instead of Raw Wool?

The same difference applies the other way round: Medium Olive Green is warmer.

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 Medium Olive Green on the colour wheel See Raw Wool on the colour wheel

Other Army Painter paints close to Medium Olive Green

Medium Olive Green vs Light Battle Dress (WP4051P)Warpaints Historical · ΔE 3, very close · closer than Raw Wool
Medium Olive Green vs Dusty SkullWarpaints Fanatic · ΔE 6, very close · closer than Raw Wool
Medium Olive Green vs Charred BoneWarpaints Air · ΔE 8, close · closer than Raw Wool

Other AMMO by Mig paints close to Raw Wool

Raw Wool vs Field Grey Highlight FS-34414 (AMMO.F-513)Acrylic Colors for Figures · ΔE 7, close · closer than Medium Olive Green
Raw Wool vs Splinter Grey (AMMO.F-536)Acrylic Colors for Figures · ΔE 9, close · closer than Medium Olive Green
Raw Wool vs Nakajima Interior Green (ATOM-20139)ATOM · ΔE 9, close · closer than Medium Olive Green

All matches: Medium Olive Green equivalents · Raw Wool equivalents