What is the difference between Eshin Grey and Bronze Green?

ΔE 17 (loose). Bronze Green is noticeably darker, more saturated. Swatch colours are estimates.

Eshin Grey vs Bronze Green

Eshin Grey

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

Bronze Green

Brand: Vallejo
Range: Model Color
Code: 70.897
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #263022 (estimate)

How close are they?

ΔE 16.8, loose: different enough that you should pick on purpose. Bronze Green is noticeably darker, more saturated than Eshin Grey.

Can I use Bronze Green instead of Eshin Grey?

Not as a straight swap; see the closer alternatives below. Loose match (ΔE 17). Bronze Green is noticeably darker, more saturated than Eshin Grey.

Can I use Eshin Grey instead of Bronze Green?

The same difference applies the other way round: Eshin Grey is noticeably 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 Bronze Green 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 Bronze Green
Eshin Grey vs Violet Grey (70.773)Model Color · ΔE 3, very close · closer than Bronze Green
Eshin Grey vs Grey Green RLM74 (71.258)Model Air · ΔE 3, very close · closer than Bronze Green

Other Citadel paints close to Bronze Green

Bronze Green vs Dryad BarkColour: Base · ΔE 7, close · closer than Eshin Grey
Bronze Green vs Skavenblight DingeColour: Layer · ΔE 13, fair · closer than Eshin Grey
Bronze Green vs Lupercal GreenColour: Base · ΔE 16, loose · closer than Eshin Grey

All matches: Eshin Grey equivalents · Bronze Green equivalents