What is the difference between Eshin Grey and Black Green RLM70?

ΔE 6 (close). Black Green RLM70 is a little darker. Swatch colours are estimates.

Eshin Grey vs Black Green RLM70

Eshin Grey

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

Black Green RLM70

Brand: Vallejo
Range: Model Air
Code: 71.021
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #384140 (estimate)

How close are they?

ΔE 6.2, close: similar, with a visible difference side by side. Black Green RLM70 is a little darker than Eshin Grey.

Can I use Black Green RLM70 instead of Eshin Grey?

Usually, if you are not matching paint already on the model. Close match (ΔE 6). Black Green RLM70 is a little darker than Eshin Grey.

Can I use Eshin Grey instead of Black Green RLM70?

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 Black Green RLM70 on the colour wheel

Other Vallejo paints close to Eshin Grey

Eshin Grey vs Seaplane Gray (71.314)Model Air · ΔE 3, very close · closer than Black Green RLM70
Eshin Grey vs Violet Grey (70.773)Model Color · ΔE 3, very close · closer than Black Green RLM70
Eshin Grey vs Grey Green RLM74 (71.258)Model Air · ΔE 3, very close · closer than Black Green RLM70

Other Citadel paints close to Black Green RLM70

Black Green RLM70 vs Mechanicus Standard GreyColour: Base · ΔE 6, close · closer than Eshin Grey
Black Green RLM70 vs Mechanicus Standard GreyColour: Air · ΔE 6, close · closer than Eshin Grey
Black Green RLM70 vs Dark ReaperColour: Layer · ΔE 9, close

All matches: Eshin Grey equivalents · Black Green RLM70 equivalents