What is the difference between Dark Neutral Grey and Yellow Olive?

ΔE 7 (close). Yellow Olive is a little darker. Swatch colours are estimates.

Dark Neutral Grey vs Yellow Olive

Dark Neutral Grey

Brand: Pro Acryl
Range: Standard / Signature / AMP
Code: 044
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #3a3a3c (estimate)

Yellow Olive

Brand: Vallejo
Range: Model Color
Code: 70.892
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #2d332d (estimate)

How close are they?

ΔE 7.3, close: similar, with a visible difference side by side. Yellow Olive is a little darker than Dark Neutral Grey.

Can I use Yellow Olive instead of Dark Neutral Grey?

Usually, if you are not matching paint already on the model. Close match (ΔE 7). Yellow Olive is a little darker than Dark Neutral Grey.

Can I use Dark Neutral Grey instead of Yellow Olive?

The same difference applies the other way round: Dark Neutral Grey is a little lighter.

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 Neutral Grey on the colour wheel See Yellow Olive on the colour wheel

Other Vallejo paints close to Dark Neutral Grey

Dark Neutral Grey vs Grey Green (70.866)Model Color · ΔE 1, very close · closer than Yellow Olive
Dark Neutral Grey vs 6K Russian Brown (71.282)Model Air · ΔE 2, very close · closer than Yellow Olive
Dark Neutral Grey vs 3B Russian Green (71.281)Model Air · ΔE 2, very close · closer than Yellow Olive

Other Pro Acryl paints close to Yellow Olive

Yellow Olive vs Black Green (057)Standard / Signature / AMP · ΔE 6, very close · closer than Dark Neutral Grey
Yellow Olive vs Dark Warm Grey (016)Standard / Signature / AMP · ΔE 11, fair
Yellow Olive vs Dark Camo Green (036)Standard / Signature / AMP · ΔE 12, fair

All matches: Dark Neutral Grey equivalents · Yellow Olive equivalents