What is the difference between Mid Feldgrau and Medium Olive?

ΔE 7 (close). Medium Olive is a little darker, warmer. Swatch colours are estimates.

Mid Feldgrau vs Medium Olive

Mid Feldgrau

Brand: Army Painter
Range: Warpaints Historical
Code: WP4044P
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #405548 (estimate)

Medium Olive

Brand: Vallejo
Range: Model Air
Code: 71.092
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #444b3f (estimate)

How close are they?

ΔE 6.6, close: similar, with a visible difference side by side. Medium Olive is a little darker, warmer than Mid Feldgrau.

Can I use Medium Olive instead of Mid Feldgrau?

Usually, if you are not matching paint already on the model. Close match (ΔE 7). Medium Olive is a little darker, warmer than Mid Feldgrau.

Can I use Mid Feldgrau instead of Medium Olive?

The same difference applies the other way round: Mid Feldgrau is a little lighter, cooler.

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 Mid Feldgrau on the colour wheel See Medium Olive on the colour wheel

Other Vallejo paints close to Mid Feldgrau

Mid Feldgrau vs Gunship Green (71.014)Model Air · ΔE 4, very close · closer than Medium Olive
Mid Feldgrau vs NATO Green (70.612)Model Air · ΔE 4, very close · closer than Medium Olive
Mid Feldgrau vs Green Grey (71.341)Model Air · ΔE 4, very close · closer than Medium Olive

Other Army Painter paints close to Medium Olive

Medium Olive vs Dark Boot Brown (WP4126P)Warpaints Historical · ΔE 8, close
Medium Olive vs Dark Drab (WP4026P)Warpaints Historical · ΔE 8, close
Medium Olive vs Dark Feldgrau (WP4042P)Warpaints Historical · ΔE 8, close

All matches: Mid Feldgrau equivalents · Medium Olive equivalents