What is the difference between Dark Olive Drab 41 and Eshin Grey?

ΔE 10 (close). Eshin Grey is more muted. Swatch colours are estimates.

Dark Olive Drab 41 vs Eshin Grey

Dark Olive Drab 41

Brand: AK Interactive
Range: 3rd Gen Air Series
Code: AK11860
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #535041 (estimate)

Eshin Grey

Brand: Citadel / Warhammer
Range: Colour: Layer
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #4a4a4a (estimate)

How close are they?

ΔE 9.8, close: similar, with a visible difference side by side. Eshin Grey is more muted than Dark Olive Drab 41.

Can I use Eshin Grey instead of Dark Olive Drab 41?

Usually, if you are not matching paint already on the model. Close match (ΔE 10). Eshin Grey is more muted than Dark Olive Drab 41.

Can I use Dark Olive Drab 41 instead of Eshin Grey?

The same difference applies the other way round: Dark Olive Drab 41 is more saturated.

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 Olive Drab 41 on the colour wheel See Eshin Grey on the colour wheel

Other Citadel paints close to Dark Olive Drab 41

Dark Olive Drab 41 vs Skavenblight DingeColour: Layer · ΔE 5, very close · closer than Eshin Grey
Dark Olive Drab 41 vs Steel Legion DrabColour: Base · ΔE 7, close · closer than Eshin Grey
Dark Olive Drab 41 vs Stormvermin FurColour: Layer · ΔE 10, close

Other AK Interactive paints close to Eshin Grey

Eshin Grey vs Black Purple (AK11270)Color Punch · ΔE 3, very close · closer than Dark Olive Drab 41
Eshin Grey vs US Army Helo Drab FS 34031 (AK11872)3rd Gen Air Series · ΔE 3, very close · closer than Dark Olive Drab 41
Eshin Grey vs RLM 72 (AK11823)3rd Gen Air Series · ΔE 4, very close · closer than Dark Olive Drab 41

All matches: Dark Olive Drab 41 equivalents · Eshin Grey equivalents