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

ΔE 11 (fair). Yellow Olive is a little darker. Swatch colours are estimates.

Dark Warm Grey vs Yellow Olive

Dark Warm Grey

Brand: Pro Acryl
Range: Standard / Signature / AMP
Code: 016
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #4a4543 (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 10.9, fair: the same colour family, but not a straight swap. Yellow Olive is a little darker than Dark Warm Grey.

Can I use Yellow Olive instead of Dark Warm Grey?

Only where an exact match doesn’t matter, such as a new unit or a highlight. Fair match (ΔE 11). Yellow Olive is a little darker than Dark Warm Grey.

Can I use Dark Warm Grey instead of Yellow Olive?

The same difference applies the other way round: Dark Warm 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 Warm Grey on the colour wheel See Yellow Olive on the colour wheel

Other Vallejo paints close to Dark Warm Grey

Dark Warm Grey vs Khaki Green Num. (71.330)Model Air · ΔE 2, very close · closer than Yellow Olive
Dark Warm Grey vs Charcoal (72.155)Game Color · ΔE 3, very close · closer than Yellow Olive
Dark Warm Grey vs US Earth Brown (71.290)Model Air · ΔE 3, 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 Warm Grey
Yellow Olive vs Dark Neutral Grey (044)Standard / Signature / AMP · ΔE 7, close · closer than Dark Warm Grey
Yellow Olive vs Dark Camo Green (036)Standard / Signature / AMP · ΔE 12, fair

All matches: Dark Warm Grey equivalents · Yellow Olive equivalents