What is the difference between Midnight Olive and Viridian Grim?

ΔE 6 (close). Viridian Grim is a little lighter, cooler. Swatch colours are estimates.

Midnight Olive vs Viridian Grim

Midnight Olive

Brand: Army Painter
Range: John Blanche Vol. 1-4
Code: Vol. 2
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #2c3226 (estimate)

Viridian Grim

Brand: Kimera Kolors
Range: Signature Series
Code: Signature
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #333f35 (estimate)

How close are they?

ΔE 6.2, close: similar, with a visible difference side by side. Viridian Grim is a little lighter, cooler than Midnight Olive.

Can I use Viridian Grim instead of Midnight Olive?

Usually, if you are not matching paint already on the model. Close match (ΔE 6). Viridian Grim is a little lighter, cooler than Midnight Olive.

Can I use Midnight Olive instead of Viridian Grim?

The same difference applies the other way round: Midnight Olive 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 Midnight Olive on the colour wheel See Viridian Grim on the colour wheel

Other Kimera Kolors paints close to Midnight Olive

Midnight Olive vs Carbon Black (Pure Pigments)Pure Pigments · ΔE 9, close
Midnight Olive vs Violet (Pure Pigments)Pure Pigments · ΔE 12, fair
Midnight Olive vs Dark Mud (Signature)Signature Series · ΔE 14, fair

Other Army Painter paints close to Viridian Grim

Viridian Grim vs Dark Drab (WP4026P)Warpaints Historical · ΔE 2, very close · closer than Midnight Olive
Viridian Grim vs Dark Feldgrau (WP4042P)Warpaints Historical · ΔE 2, very close · closer than Midnight Olive
Viridian Grim vs Militia GreenWarpaints Air · ΔE 3, very close · closer than Midnight Olive

All matches: Midnight Olive equivalents · Viridian Grim equivalents