What is the difference between Venom Wyrm and Olive Grey?

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

Venom Wyrm vs Olive Grey

Venom Wyrm

Brand: Army Painter
Range: Warpaints Legacy
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 Venom Wyrm.

Can I use Olive Grey instead of Venom Wyrm?

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 Venom Wyrm.

Can I use Venom Wyrm instead of Olive Grey?

The same difference applies the other way round: Venom Wyrm 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 Venom Wyrm on the colour wheel See Olive Grey on the colour wheel

Other Vallejo paints close to Venom Wyrm

Venom Wyrm vs Interior Green (71.010)Model Air · ΔE 2, very close · closer than Olive Grey
Venom Wyrm vs AMT-4 Cam. Green (71.301)Model Air · ΔE 2, very close · closer than Olive Grey
Venom Wyrm 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 Venom Wyrm
Olive Grey vs Tundra TaupeWarpaints Fanatic · ΔE 9, close
Olive Grey vs Woodland CamoWarpaints Fanatic · ΔE 10, fair

All matches: Venom Wyrm equivalents · Olive Grey equivalents