What is the difference between Eshin Grey and Green (USAF)?

ΔE 12 (fair). Green (USAF) is more saturated. Swatch colours are estimates.

Eshin Grey vs Green (USAF)

Eshin Grey

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

Green (USAF)

Brand: Tamiya
Range: AS Spray (aircraft)
Code: AS-13
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #3b4d3f (estimate)

How close are they?

ΔE 12.0, fair: the same colour family, but not a straight swap. Green (USAF) is more saturated than Eshin Grey.

Can I use Green (USAF) instead of Eshin Grey?

Only where an exact match doesn’t matter, such as a new unit or a highlight. Fair match (ΔE 12). Green (USAF) is more saturated than Eshin Grey.

Can I use Eshin Grey instead of Green (USAF)?

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 Green (USAF) on the colour wheel

Other Tamiya paints close to Eshin Grey

Eshin Grey vs Gray Violet (Luftwaffe) (AS-4)AS Spray (aircraft) · ΔE 7, close · closer than Green (USAF)
Eshin Grey vs IJN Gray (Sasebo Arsenal) (XF-77)XF Flat Acrylic · ΔE 8, close · closer than Green (USAF)
Eshin Grey vs IJN Gray (Sasebo Arsenal) (TS-67)TS Spray · ΔE 8, close · closer than Green (USAF)

Other Citadel paints close to Green (USAF)

Green (USAF) vs Lupercal GreenColour: Base · ΔE 11, fair · closer than Eshin Grey
Green (USAF) vs Skavenblight DingeColour: Layer · ΔE 11, fair · closer than Eshin Grey
Green (USAF) vs Dark ReaperColour: Layer · ΔE 13, fair

All matches: Eshin Grey equivalents · Green (USAF) equivalents