What is the difference between Desert Olive Green and Gray FS26440?

ΔE 8 (close). Gray FS26440 is a little lighter, cooler. Swatch colours are estimates.

Desert Olive Green vs Gray FS26440

Desert Olive Green

Brand: Army Painter
Range: Warpaints Historical
Code: WP4140P
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #959b85 (estimate)

Gray FS26440

Brand: Mr. Hobby
Range: Mr. Color
Code: C-325
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #9baa9d (estimate)

How close are they?

ΔE 8.0, close: similar, with a visible difference side by side. Gray FS26440 is a little lighter, cooler than Desert Olive Green.

Can I use Gray FS26440 instead of Desert Olive Green?

Usually, if you are not matching paint already on the model. Close match (ΔE 8). Gray FS26440 is a little lighter, cooler than Desert Olive Green.

Can I use Desert Olive Green instead of Gray FS26440?

The same difference applies the other way round: Desert Olive Green is a little darker, 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 Desert Olive Green on the colour wheel See Gray FS26440 on the colour wheel

Other Mr. Hobby paints close to Desert Olive Green

Desert Olive Green vs Light Aircraft Gray BS381C 627 (C-332)Mr. Color · ΔE 4, very close · closer than Gray FS26440
Desert Olive Green vs Gray Green (C-128)Mr. Color · ΔE 6, close · closer than Gray FS26440
Desert Olive Green vs RLM 02 Gray (C-60)Mr. Color · ΔE 6, close · closer than Gray FS26440

Other Army Painter paints close to Gray FS26440

Gray FS26440 vs Shark WhiteWarpaints Air · ΔE 5, very close · closer than Desert Olive Green
Gray FS26440 vs Grey CastleWarpaints Fanatic · ΔE 8, close · closer than Desert Olive Green
Gray FS26440 vs Combat FatiguesWarpaints Legacy · ΔE 8, close · closer than Desert Olive Green

All matches: Desert Olive Green equivalents · Gray FS26440 equivalents