What is the difference between Tundra Taupe and Olive Grey?

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

Tundra Taupe vs Olive Grey

Tundra Taupe

Brand: Army Painter
Range: Warpaints Fanatic
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #52533b (estimate)

Olive Grey

Brand: Vallejo
Range: Model Air
Code: 71.096
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #525e50 (estimate)

How close are they?

ΔE 8.9, close: similar, with a visible difference side by side. Olive Grey is a little lighter, more muted, cooler than Tundra Taupe.

Can I use Olive Grey instead of Tundra Taupe?

Usually, if you are not matching paint already on the model. Close match (ΔE 9). Olive Grey is a little lighter, more muted, cooler than Tundra Taupe.

Can I use Tundra Taupe instead of Olive Grey?

The same difference applies the other way round: Tundra Taupe is a little darker, more saturated, 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 Tundra Taupe on the colour wheel See Olive Grey on the colour wheel

Other Vallejo paints close to Tundra Taupe

Tundra Taupe vs Interior Green (71.010)Model Air · ΔE 2, very close · closer than Olive Grey
Tundra Taupe vs AMT-4 Cam. Green (71.301)Model Air · ΔE 2, very close · closer than Olive Grey
Tundra Taupe vs Green RLM62 (71.104)Model Air · ΔE 4, very close · closer than Olive Grey

Other Army Painter paints close to Olive Grey

Olive Grey vs Mid Feldgrau (WP4044P)Warpaints Historical · ΔE 6, very close · closer than Tundra Taupe
Olive Grey vs Venom WyrmWarpaints Legacy · ΔE 9, close
Olive Grey vs Woodland CamoWarpaints Fanatic · ΔE 10, fair

All matches: Tundra Taupe equivalents · Olive Grey equivalents