What is the difference between Eshin Grey and Mud Brown?

ΔE 9 (close). Mud Brown is a little lighter, more saturated. Swatch colours are estimates.

Eshin Grey vs Mud Brown

Eshin Grey

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

Mud Brown

Brand: Nocturna Models
Range: N-Paint Basic
Code: NA41
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #635453 (estimate)

How close are they?

ΔE 8.7, close: similar, with a visible difference side by side. Mud Brown is a little lighter, more saturated than Eshin Grey.

Can I use Mud Brown instead of Eshin Grey?

Usually, if you are not matching paint already on the model. Close match (ΔE 9). Mud Brown is a little lighter, more saturated than Eshin Grey.

Can I use Eshin Grey instead of Mud Brown?

The same difference applies the other way round: Eshin Grey is a little darker, 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 Mud Brown on the colour wheel

Other Nocturna Models paints close to Eshin Grey

Eshin Grey vs Darkness Grey (NA11)N-Paint Basic · ΔE 3, very close · closer than Mud Brown
Eshin Grey vs Woodland Green (NA33)N-Paint Basic · ΔE 6, very close · closer than Mud Brown
Eshin Grey vs Slate Grey (NA10)N-Paint Basic · ΔE 8, close · closer than Mud Brown

Other Citadel paints close to Mud Brown

Mud Brown vs Steel Legion DrabColour: Base · ΔE 10, fair
Mud Brown vs Daemonette HideColour: Base · ΔE 11, fair
Mud Brown vs Skavenblight DingeColour: Layer · ΔE 11, fair

All matches: Eshin Grey equivalents · Mud Brown equivalents