What is the difference between Eshin Grey and JMSDF Cleated Deck Color?

ΔE 8 (close). JMSDF Cleated Deck Color is a little darker. Swatch colours are estimates.

Eshin Grey vs JMSDF Cleated Deck Color

Eshin Grey

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

JMSDF Cleated Deck Color

Brand: Mr. Hobby
Range: Mr. Color
Code: C-609
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #39393b (estimate)

How close are they?

ΔE 7.5, close: similar, with a visible difference side by side. JMSDF Cleated Deck Color is a little darker than Eshin Grey.

Can I use JMSDF Cleated Deck Color instead of Eshin Grey?

Usually, if you are not matching paint already on the model. Close match (ΔE 8). JMSDF Cleated Deck Color is a little darker than Eshin Grey.

Can I use Eshin Grey instead of JMSDF Cleated Deck Color?

The same difference applies the other way round: Eshin 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 Eshin Grey on the colour wheel See JMSDF Cleated Deck Color 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 JMSDF Cleated Deck Color
Eshin Grey vs RLM 74 Dark Gray (H-68)Aqueous Hobby Color · ΔE 4, very close · closer than JMSDF Cleated Deck Color
Eshin Grey vs Ground Color (C-522)Mr. Color · ΔE 4, very close · closer than JMSDF Cleated Deck Color

Other Citadel paints close to JMSDF Cleated Deck Color

JMSDF Cleated Deck Color vs Mechanicus Standard GreyColour: Base · ΔE 5, very close · closer than Eshin Grey
JMSDF Cleated Deck Color vs Mechanicus Standard GreyColour: Air · ΔE 5, very close · closer than Eshin Grey
JMSDF Cleated Deck Color vs Dryad BarkColour: Base · ΔE 10, close

All matches: Eshin Grey equivalents · JMSDF Cleated Deck Color equivalents