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

ΔE 6 (close). Gray Green is a little lighter. Swatch colours are estimates.

Desert Olive Green vs Gray Green

Desert Olive Green

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

Gray Green

Brand: Mr. Hobby
Range: Mr. Color
Code: C-128
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #a3a999 (estimate)

How close are they?

ΔE 6.4, close: similar, with a visible difference side by side. Gray Green is a little lighter than Desert Olive Green.

Can I use Gray Green instead of Desert Olive Green?

Usually, if you are not matching paint already on the model. Close match (ΔE 6). Gray Green is a little lighter than Desert Olive Green.

Can I use Desert Olive Green instead of Gray Green?

The same difference applies the other way round: Desert Olive Green is a little darker.

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 Green 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 Green
Desert Olive Green vs RLM 02 Gray (C-60)Mr. Color · ΔE 6, close
Desert Olive Green vs RLM 02 Gray (N-70)Acrysion · ΔE 6, close

Other Army Painter paints close to Gray Green

Gray Green vs Gargoyle GreyWarpaints Fanatic · ΔE 5, very close · closer than Desert Olive Green
Gray Green vs Grey CastleWarpaints Fanatic · ΔE 6, close · closer than Desert Olive Green
Gray Green vs Combat FatiguesWarpaints Legacy · ΔE 6, close · closer than Desert Olive Green

All matches: Desert Olive Green equivalents · Gray Green equivalents