What is the difference between Eshin Grey and Olive Drab FS34087?

ΔE 6 (close). Olive Drab FS34087 is a little darker, more saturated. Swatch colours are estimates.

Eshin Grey vs Olive Drab FS34087

Eshin Grey

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

Olive Drab FS34087

Brand: Mr. Hobby
Range: Aqueous Hobby Color
Code: H-304
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #444039 (estimate)

How close are they?

ΔE 6.4, close: similar, with a visible difference side by side. Olive Drab FS34087 is a little darker, more saturated than Eshin Grey.

Can I use Olive Drab FS34087 instead of Eshin Grey?

Usually, if you are not matching paint already on the model. Close match (ΔE 6). Olive Drab FS34087 is a little darker, more saturated than Eshin Grey.

Can I use Eshin Grey instead of Olive Drab FS34087?

The same difference applies the other way round: Eshin Grey 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 Eshin Grey on the colour wheel See Olive Drab FS34087 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 Olive Drab FS34087
Eshin Grey vs RLM 74 Dark Gray (H-68)Aqueous Hobby Color · ΔE 4, very close · closer than Olive Drab FS34087
Eshin Grey vs Ground Color (C-522)Mr. Color · ΔE 4, very close · closer than Olive Drab FS34087

Other Citadel paints close to Olive Drab FS34087

Olive Drab FS34087 vs Skavenblight DingeColour: Layer · ΔE 4, very close · closer than Eshin Grey
Olive Drab FS34087 vs Steel Legion DrabColour: Base · ΔE 10, close
Olive Drab FS34087 vs Mechanicus Standard GreyColour: Base · ΔE 11, fair

All matches: Eshin Grey equivalents · Olive Drab FS34087 equivalents