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

ΔE 7 (close). Swatch colours are estimates.

Mechanicus Standard Grey vs Yellow Olive

Mechanicus Standard Grey

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

Yellow Olive

Brand: Vallejo
Range: Model Air
Code: 71.013
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #393e3c (estimate)

How close are they?

ΔE 6.6, close: similar, with a visible difference side by side. Our swatches for the two are almost the same.

Can I use Yellow Olive instead of Mechanicus Standard Grey?

Usually, if you are not matching paint already on the model. Close match (ΔE 7). The swatches are almost the same.

Can I use Mechanicus Standard Grey instead of Yellow Olive?

The same difference applies the other way round.

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 Eshin GreyColour: Layer · ΔE 6, close · closer than Mechanicus Standard Grey
Yellow Olive vs Mechanicus Standard GreyColour: Air · ΔE 7, close
Yellow Olive vs Skavenblight DingeColour: Layer · ΔE 9, close

All matches: Mechanicus Standard Grey equivalents · Yellow Olive equivalents