What is the difference between Woodland Camo and Olive Grey?

ΔE 10 (fair). Olive Grey is a little lighter, more muted, cooler. Swatch colours are estimates.

Woodland Camo vs Olive Grey

Woodland Camo

Brand: Army Painter
Range: Warpaints Fanatic
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #3f4c34 (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 10.4, fair: the same colour family, but not a straight swap. Olive Grey is a little lighter, more muted, cooler than Woodland Camo.

Can I use Olive Grey instead of Woodland Camo?

Only where an exact match doesn’t matter, such as a new unit or a highlight. Fair match (ΔE 10). Olive Grey is a little lighter, more muted, cooler than Woodland Camo.

Can I use Woodland Camo instead of Olive Grey?

The same difference applies the other way round: Woodland Camo 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 Woodland Camo on the colour wheel See Olive Grey on the colour wheel

Other Vallejo paints close to Woodland Camo

Woodland Camo vs Medium Olive (70.850)Model Color · ΔE 3, very close · closer than Olive Grey
Woodland Camo vs Gunship Green (70.895)Model Color · ΔE 3, very close · closer than Olive Grey
Woodland Camo vs Russian Unif. WWII (70.924)Model Color · 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 Woodland Camo
Olive Grey vs Tundra TaupeWarpaints Fanatic · ΔE 9, close · closer than Woodland Camo
Olive Grey vs Venom WyrmWarpaints Legacy · ΔE 9, close · closer than Woodland Camo

All matches: Woodland Camo equivalents · Olive Grey equivalents