What is the difference between Eshin Grey and Brown FS30219?

ΔE 8 (close). Brown FS30219 is more saturated. Swatch colours are estimates.

Eshin Grey vs Brown FS30219

Eshin Grey

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

Brown FS30219

Brand: Mr. Hobby
Range: Aqueous Hobby Color
Code: H-310
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #4d4e42 (estimate)

How close are they?

ΔE 7.7, close: similar, with a visible difference side by side. Brown FS30219 is more saturated than Eshin Grey.

Can I use Brown FS30219 instead of Eshin Grey?

Usually, if you are not matching paint already on the model. Close match (ΔE 8). Brown FS30219 is more saturated than Eshin Grey.

Can I use Eshin Grey instead of Brown FS30219?

The same difference applies the other way round: Eshin Grey is 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 Eshin Grey on the colour wheel See Brown FS30219 on the colour wheel

Other Mr. Hobby paints close to Eshin Grey

Eshin Grey vs JMSDF 2705 Dark Gray N4 (C-608)Mr. Color · ΔE 2, very close · closer than Brown FS30219
Eshin Grey vs RLM 74 Dark Gray (H-68)Aqueous Hobby Color · ΔE 4, very close · closer than Brown FS30219
Eshin Grey vs Ground Color (C-522)Mr. Color · ΔE 4, very close · closer than Brown FS30219

Other Citadel paints close to Brown FS30219

Brown FS30219 vs Skavenblight DingeColour: Layer · ΔE 5, very close · closer than Eshin Grey
Brown FS30219 vs Steel Legion DrabColour: Base · ΔE 9, close
Brown FS30219 vs Stormvermin FurColour: Layer · ΔE 13, fair

All matches: Eshin Grey equivalents · Brown FS30219 equivalents