What is the difference between Barrel Grey and Olive Brown?

ΔE 6 (close). Olive Brown is a little lighter. Swatch colours are estimates.

Barrel Grey vs Olive Brown

Barrel Grey

Brand: Green Stuff World
Range: Acrylic Colors
Code: 1882
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #231c15 (estimate)

Olive Brown

Brand: Vallejo
Range: Model Color
Code: 70.889
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #322621 (estimate)

How close are they?

ΔE 6.2, close: similar, with a visible difference side by side. Olive Brown is a little lighter than Barrel Grey.

Can I use Olive Brown instead of Barrel Grey?

Usually, if you are not matching paint already on the model. Close match (ΔE 6). Olive Brown is a little lighter than Barrel Grey.

Can I use Barrel Grey instead of Olive Brown?

The same difference applies the other way round: Barrel Grey is a little darker.

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 Barrel Grey on the colour wheel See Olive Brown on the colour wheel

Other Vallejo paints close to Barrel Grey

Barrel Grey vs Black Grey (70.862)Model Color · ΔE 4, very close · closer than Olive Brown
Barrel Grey vs Extra Dark Green (70.896)Model Color · ΔE 7, close
Barrel Grey vs Burnt Umber (71.040)Model Air · ΔE 7, close

Other Green Stuff World paints close to Olive Brown

Olive Brown vs Ranger Green (3234)Acrylic Colors · ΔE 7, close
Olive Brown vs Blackroot Grey (3233)Acrylic Colors · ΔE 10, close
Olive Brown vs Dark Umber (1841)Acrylic Colors · ΔE 13, fair

All matches: Barrel Grey equivalents · Olive Brown equivalents