What is the difference between Eshin Grey and Olive Drab?

ΔE 13 (fair). Olive Drab is much more saturated. Swatch colours are estimates.

Eshin Grey vs Olive Drab

Eshin Grey

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

Olive Drab

Brand: Mr. Hobby
Range: Acrysion
Code: N-78
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #3f4c3a (estimate)

How close are they?

ΔE 12.9, fair: the same colour family, but not a straight swap. Olive Drab is much more saturated than Eshin Grey.

Can I use Olive Drab instead of Eshin Grey?

Only where an exact match doesn’t matter, such as a new unit or a highlight. Fair match (ΔE 13). Olive Drab is much more saturated than Eshin Grey.

Can I use Eshin Grey instead of Olive Drab?

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

Other Citadel paints close to Olive Drab

Olive Drab vs Skavenblight DingeColour: Layer · ΔE 10, close · closer than Eshin Grey
Olive Drab vs Death Korps DrabColour: Base · ΔE 12, fair · closer than Eshin Grey
Olive Drab vs Lupercal GreenColour: Base · ΔE 13, fair · closer than Eshin Grey

All matches: Eshin Grey equivalents · Olive Drab equivalents