What is the difference between Raw Wool and Pale Olive?

ΔE 9 (close). Pale Olive is a little lighter, cooler. Swatch colours are estimates.

Raw Wool vs Pale Olive

Raw Wool

Brand: Army Painter
Range: Warpaints Historical
Code: WP4152P
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #818c70 (estimate)

Pale Olive

Brand: Reaper
Range: Master Series Paints
Code: 09036
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #88a184 (estimate)

How close are they?

ΔE 8.8, close: similar, with a visible difference side by side. Pale Olive is a little lighter, cooler than Raw Wool.

Can I use Pale Olive instead of Raw Wool?

Usually, if you are not matching paint already on the model. Close match (ΔE 9). Pale Olive is a little lighter, cooler than Raw Wool.

Can I use Raw Wool instead of Pale Olive?

The same difference applies the other way round: Raw Wool 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 Raw Wool on the colour wheel See Pale Olive on the colour wheel

Other Reaper paints close to Raw Wool

Raw Wool vs Ghoul Skin (09148)Master Series Paints · ΔE 3, very close · closer than Pale Olive
Raw Wool vs Khaki Shadow (09121)Master Series Paints · ΔE 12, fair
Raw Wool vs Pale Lichen (09084)Master Series Paints · ΔE 14, fair

Other Army Painter paints close to Pale Olive

Pale Olive vs Mid Imperial Khaki (WP4155P)Warpaints Historical · ΔE 6, very close · closer than Raw Wool
Pale Olive vs Desert Olive Green (WP4140P)Warpaints Historical · ΔE 8, close · closer than Raw Wool
Pale Olive vs Light Feldgrau (WP4045P)Warpaints Historical · ΔE 9, close

All matches: Raw Wool equivalents · Pale Olive equivalents