What is the difference between Eshin Grey and Field Gray 2?

ΔE 9 (close). Field Gray 2 is more saturated. Swatch colours are estimates.

Eshin Grey vs Field Gray 2

Eshin Grey

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

Field Gray 2

Brand: Mr. Hobby
Range: Mr. Color
Code: C-52
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #3c5151 (estimate)

How close are they?

ΔE 8.6, close: similar, with a visible difference side by side. Field Gray 2 is more saturated than Eshin Grey.

Can I use Field Gray 2 instead of Eshin Grey?

Usually, if you are not matching paint already on the model. Close match (ΔE 9). Field Gray 2 is more saturated than Eshin Grey.

Can I use Eshin Grey instead of Field Gray 2?

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

Other Citadel paints close to Field Gray 2

Field Gray 2 vs Dark ReaperColour: Layer · ΔE 6, close · closer than Eshin Grey
Field Gray 2 vs Mechanicus Standard GreyColour: Base · ΔE 10, fair
Field Gray 2 vs Mechanicus Standard GreyColour: Air · ΔE 10, fair

All matches: Eshin Grey equivalents · Field Gray 2 equivalents