What is the difference between Bone Black and Olive Grey?

ΔE 10 (close). Olive Grey is a little lighter, more saturated. Swatch colours are estimates.

Bone Black vs Olive Grey

Bone Black

Brand: Golden
Range: Heavy Body Acrylics
Code: PBk9
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #252622 (estimate)

Olive Grey

Brand: Vallejo
Range: Model Color
Code: 70.888
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #343729 (estimate)

How close are they?

ΔE 9.9, close: similar, with a visible difference side by side. Olive Grey is a little lighter, more saturated than Bone Black.

Can I use Olive Grey instead of Bone Black?

Usually, if you are not matching paint already on the model. Close match (ΔE 10). Olive Grey is a little lighter, more saturated than Bone Black.

Can I use Bone Black instead of Olive Grey?

The same difference applies the other way round: Bone Black is a little darker, more muted.

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 Bone Black on the colour wheel See Olive Grey on the colour wheel

Other Vallejo paints close to Bone Black

Bone Black vs Cam. Black Green (70.741)Model Color · ΔE 2, very close · closer than Olive Grey
Bone Black vs German Grey (70.995)Model Color · ΔE 3, very close · closer than Olive Grey
Bone Black vs Black Grey (70.862)Model Color · ΔE 4, very close · closer than Olive Grey

Other Golden paints close to Olive Grey

Olive Grey vs Raw Umber (PBr7)Heavy Body Acrylics · ΔE 4, very close · closer than Bone Black
Olive Grey vs N2 Neutral GrayHeavy Body Acrylics · ΔE 5, very close · closer than Bone Black
Olive Grey vs Burnt UmberHeavy Body Acrylics · ΔE 10, close · closer than Bone Black

All matches: Bone Black equivalents · Olive Grey equivalents