What is the difference between Desert Olive Green and Cement Grey?

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

Desert Olive Green vs Cement Grey

Desert Olive Green

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

Cement Grey

Brand: Vallejo
Range: Model Air
Code: 71.045
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #828e7b (estimate)

How close are they?

ΔE 6.1, close: similar, with a visible difference side by side. Cement Grey is a little darker, cooler than Desert Olive Green.

Can I use Cement Grey instead of Desert Olive Green?

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

Can I use Desert Olive Green instead of Cement Grey?

The same difference applies the other way round: Desert Olive Green is a little lighter, 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 Cement Grey on the colour wheel

Other Vallejo paints close to Desert Olive Green

Desert Olive Green vs Sky Type S (71.302)Model Air · ΔE 3, very close · closer than Cement Grey
Desert Olive Green vs Russian AF Grey N.4 (71.346)Model Air · ΔE 3, very close · closer than Cement Grey
Desert Olive Green vs Deck Tan (70.986)Model Color · ΔE 3, very close · closer than Cement Grey

Other Army Painter paints close to Cement Grey

Cement Grey vs Raw Wool (WP4152P)Warpaints Historical · ΔE 5, very close · closer than Desert Olive Green
Cement Grey vs Dark Imperial Khaki (WP4154P)Warpaints Historical · ΔE 8, close
Cement Grey vs Light Feldgrau (WP4045P)Warpaints Historical · ΔE 8, close

All matches: Desert Olive Green equivalents · Cement Grey equivalents