What is the difference between Slate Grey and Medium Olive?

ΔE 16 (loose). Medium Olive is a little lighter, much more saturated. Swatch colours are estimates.

Slate Grey vs Medium Olive

Slate Grey

Brand: Nocturna Models
Range: N-Paint Basic
Code: NA10
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #423c36 (estimate)

Medium Olive

Brand: Vallejo
Range: Model Color
Code: 70.850
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #364931 (estimate)

How close are they?

ΔE 16.4, loose: different enough that you should pick on purpose. Medium Olive is a little lighter, much more saturated than Slate Grey.

Can I use Medium Olive instead of Slate Grey?

Not as a straight swap; see the closer alternatives below. Loose match (ΔE 16). Medium Olive is a little lighter, much more saturated than Slate Grey.

Can I use Slate Grey instead of Medium Olive?

The same difference applies the other way round: Slate Grey is a little darker, much 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 Slate Grey on the colour wheel See Medium Olive on the colour wheel

Other Vallejo paints close to Slate Grey

Slate Grey vs German Tank Crew (70.759)Model Color · ΔE 3, very close · closer than Medium Olive
Slate Grey vs Dark Brown RLM61 (71.042)Model Air · ΔE 4, very close · closer than Medium Olive
Slate Grey vs 6K Russian Brown (71.282)Model Air · ΔE 4, very close · closer than Medium Olive

Other Nocturna Models paints close to Medium Olive

Medium Olive vs Forest Green (NA34)N-Paint Basic · ΔE 6, close · closer than Slate Grey
Medium Olive vs Bestial Green (NA35)N-Paint Basic · ΔE 14, fair · closer than Slate Grey
Medium Olive vs Woodland Green (NA33)N-Paint Basic · ΔE 14, fair · closer than Slate Grey

All matches: Slate Grey equivalents · Medium Olive equivalents