What is the difference between Dawnstone and Grass Color?

ΔE 12 (fair). Grass Color is a little darker, more saturated. Swatch colours are estimates.

Dawnstone vs Grass Color

Dawnstone

Brand: Citadel / Warhammer
Range: Colour: Layer
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #6a6e6a (estimate)

Grass Color

Brand: Mr. Hobby
Range: Mr. Color
Code: C-523
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #4f5d4c (estimate)

How close are they?

ΔE 12.3, fair: the same colour family, but not a straight swap. Grass Color is a little darker, more saturated than Dawnstone.

Can I use Grass Color instead of Dawnstone?

Only where an exact match doesn’t matter, such as a new unit or a highlight. Fair match (ΔE 12). Grass Color is a little darker, more saturated than Dawnstone.

Can I use Dawnstone instead of Grass Color?

The same difference applies the other way round: Dawnstone is a little lighter, 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 Dawnstone on the colour wheel See Grass Color on the colour wheel

Other Mr. Hobby paints close to Dawnstone

Dawnstone vs IJN Hull Color/Sasebo (C-602)Mr. Color · ΔE 4, very close · closer than Grass Color
Dawnstone vs JMSDF 2704 Gray N5 (C-607)Mr. Color · ΔE 4, very close · closer than Grass Color
Dawnstone vs Dark Gray 2 (H-83)Aqueous Hobby Color · ΔE 5, very close · closer than Grass Color

Other Citadel paints close to Grass Color

Grass Color vs Death Korps DrabColour: Base · ΔE 11, fair · closer than Dawnstone
Grass Color vs DawnstoneColour: Air · ΔE 12, fair
Grass Color vs DawnstoneColour: Dry · ΔE 12, fair

All matches: Dawnstone equivalents · Grass Color equivalents