What is the difference between Dark Green and Olive Grey?

ΔE 5 (very close). Olive Grey is a little lighter, warmer. Swatch colours are estimates.

Dark Green vs Olive Grey

Dark Green

Brand: Mr. Hobby
Range: Mr. Color
Code: C-320
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #44584b (estimate)

Olive Grey

Brand: Vallejo
Range: Model Air
Code: 71.096
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #525e50 (estimate)

How close are they?

ΔE 4.5, very close: most people won’t see a difference side by side. Olive Grey is a little lighter, warmer than Dark Green.

Can I use Olive Grey instead of Dark Green?

Yes, for most jobs. Very close match (ΔE 5). Olive Grey is a little lighter, warmer than Dark Green.

Can I use Dark Green instead of Olive Grey?

The same difference applies the other way round: Dark Green is a little darker, cooler.

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 Dark Green on the colour wheel See Olive Grey on the colour wheel

Other Vallejo paints close to Dark Green

Dark Green vs Green Grey (71.341)Model Air · ΔE 3, very close · closer than Olive Grey
Dark Green vs Gunship Green (71.014)Model Air · ΔE 4, very close · closer than Olive Grey
Dark Green vs NATO Green (70.612)Model Air · ΔE 5, very close

Other Mr. Hobby paints close to Olive Grey

Olive Grey vs Grass Color (C-523)Mr. Color · ΔE 2, very close · closer than Dark Green
Olive Grey vs RLM 81 Brown Violet (H-421)Aqueous Hobby Color · ΔE 4, very close · closer than Dark Green
Olive Grey vs Green FS34102 (C-303)Mr. Color · ΔE 5, very close

All matches: Dark Green equivalents · Olive Grey equivalents