What is the difference between Eshin Grey and Brown Violet RLM81?

ΔE 9 (close). Brown Violet RLM81 is a little lighter, more saturated. Swatch colours are estimates.

Eshin Grey vs Brown Violet RLM81

Eshin Grey

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

Brown Violet RLM81

Brand: Vallejo
Range: Model Air
Code: 71.264
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #575145 (estimate)

How close are they?

ΔE 8.6, close: similar, with a visible difference side by side. Brown Violet RLM81 is a little lighter, more saturated than Eshin Grey.

Can I use Brown Violet RLM81 instead of Eshin Grey?

Usually, if you are not matching paint already on the model. Close match (ΔE 9). Brown Violet RLM81 is a little lighter, more saturated than Eshin Grey.

Can I use Eshin Grey instead of Brown Violet RLM81?

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 Brown Violet RLM81 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 Brown Violet RLM81
Eshin Grey vs Violet Grey (70.773)Model Color · ΔE 3, very close · closer than Brown Violet RLM81
Eshin Grey vs Grey Green RLM74 (71.258)Model Air · ΔE 3, very close · closer than Brown Violet RLM81

Other Citadel paints close to Brown Violet RLM81

Brown Violet RLM81 vs Skavenblight DingeColour: Layer · ΔE 6, very close · closer than Eshin Grey
Brown Violet RLM81 vs Steel Legion DrabColour: Base · ΔE 6, close · closer than Eshin Grey
Brown Violet RLM81 vs Stormvermin FurColour: Layer · ΔE 10, close

All matches: Eshin Grey equivalents · Brown Violet RLM81 equivalents