What is the difference between Desert Olive Green and IJN Medium Grey?

ΔE 6 (close). IJN Medium Grey is a little darker, more muted. Swatch colours are estimates.

Desert Olive Green vs IJN Medium Grey

Desert Olive Green

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

IJN Medium Grey

Brand: Vallejo
Range: Model Air
Code: 71.312
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #8e9184 (estimate)

How close are they?

ΔE 6.1, close: similar, with a visible difference side by side. IJN Medium Grey is a little darker, more muted than Desert Olive Green.

Can I use IJN Medium Grey instead of Desert Olive Green?

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

Can I use Desert Olive Green instead of IJN Medium Grey?

The same difference applies the other way round: Desert Olive Green is a little lighter, more saturated.

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 IJN Medium 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 IJN Medium Grey
Desert Olive Green vs Russian AF Grey N.4 (71.346)Model Air · ΔE 3, very close · closer than IJN Medium Grey
Desert Olive Green vs Deck Tan (70.986)Model Color · ΔE 3, very close · closer than IJN Medium Grey

Other Army Painter paints close to IJN Medium Grey

IJN Medium Grey vs Grey CastleWarpaints Fanatic · ΔE 4, very close · closer than Desert Olive Green
IJN Medium Grey vs Combat FatiguesWarpaints Legacy · ΔE 4, very close · closer than Desert Olive Green
IJN Medium Grey vs Ash GreyWarpaints Fanatic · ΔE 8, close

All matches: Desert Olive Green equivalents · IJN Medium Grey equivalents