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

ΔE 8 (close). Olive Green is a little darker. Swatch colours are estimates.

Mechanicus Standard Grey vs Olive Green

Mechanicus Standard Grey

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

Olive Green

Brand: Vallejo
Range: Model Air
Code: 71.007
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #2c3132 (estimate)

How close are they?

ΔE 8.3, close: similar, with a visible difference side by side. Olive Green is a little darker than Mechanicus Standard Grey.

Can I use Olive Green instead of Mechanicus Standard Grey?

Usually, if you are not matching paint already on the model. Close match (ΔE 8). Olive Green is a little darker than Mechanicus Standard Grey.

Can I use Mechanicus Standard Grey instead of Olive Green?

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 Olive Green 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 Olive Green
Mechanicus Standard Grey vs USN Sea Blue (71.295)Model Air · ΔE 1, very close · closer than Olive Green
Mechanicus Standard Grey vs Blue Grey (71.115)Model Air · ΔE 2, very close · closer than Olive Green

Other Citadel paints close to Olive Green

Olive Green vs Dryad BarkColour: Base · ΔE 7, close · closer than Mechanicus Standard Grey
Olive Green vs Mechanicus Standard GreyColour: Air · ΔE 8, close
Olive Green vs Eshin GreyColour: Layer · ΔE 12, fair

All matches: Mechanicus Standard Grey equivalents · Olive Green equivalents