What is the difference between Mechanicus Standard Grey and Yellow Olive?

ΔE 11 (fair). Yellow Olive is a little darker. Swatch colours are estimates.

Mechanicus Standard Grey vs Yellow Olive

Mechanicus Standard Grey

Brand: Citadel / Warhammer
Range: Colour: Air
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #3a4048 (estimate)

Yellow Olive

Brand: Vallejo
Range: Model Color
Code: 70.892
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #2d332d (estimate)

How close are they?

ΔE 11.3, fair: the same colour family, but not a straight swap. Yellow Olive is a little darker than Mechanicus Standard Grey.

Can I use Yellow Olive instead of Mechanicus Standard Grey?

Only where an exact match doesn’t matter, such as a new unit or a highlight. Fair match (ΔE 11). Yellow Olive is a little darker than Mechanicus Standard Grey.

Can I use Mechanicus Standard Grey instead of Yellow Olive?

The same difference applies the other way round: Mechanicus Standard Grey is a little lighter.

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 Mechanicus Standard Grey on the colour wheel See Yellow Olive on the colour wheel

Other Vallejo paints close to Mechanicus Standard Grey

Mechanicus Standard Grey vs AMT-12 Dark Grey (71.308)Model Air · ΔE 1, very close · closer than Yellow Olive
Mechanicus Standard Grey vs USN Sea Blue (71.295)Model Air · ΔE 1, very close · closer than Yellow Olive
Mechanicus Standard Grey vs Blue Grey (71.115)Model Air · ΔE 2, very close · closer than Yellow Olive

Other Citadel paints close to Yellow Olive

Yellow Olive vs Dryad BarkColour: Base · ΔE 5, very close · closer than Mechanicus Standard Grey
Yellow Olive vs Skavenblight DingeColour: Layer · ΔE 11, fair · closer than Mechanicus Standard Grey
Yellow Olive vs Mechanicus Standard GreyColour: Base · ΔE 11, fair

All matches: Mechanicus Standard Grey equivalents · Yellow Olive equivalents