What is the difference between Eshin Grey and Dark Grey Blue?

ΔE 7 (close). Dark Grey Blue is more saturated. Swatch colours are estimates.

Eshin Grey vs Dark Grey Blue

Eshin Grey

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

Dark Grey Blue

Brand: Vallejo
Range: Model Air
Code: 71.054
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #3f454f (estimate)

How close are they?

ΔE 7.2, close: similar, with a visible difference side by side. Dark Grey Blue is more saturated than Eshin Grey.

Can I use Dark Grey Blue instead of Eshin Grey?

Usually, if you are not matching paint already on the model. Close match (ΔE 7). Dark Grey Blue is more saturated than Eshin Grey.

Can I use Eshin Grey instead of Dark Grey Blue?

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

Other Citadel paints close to Dark Grey Blue

Dark Grey Blue vs Mechanicus Standard GreyColour: Base · ΔE 3, very close · closer than Eshin Grey
Dark Grey Blue vs Mechanicus Standard GreyColour: Air · ΔE 3, very close · closer than Eshin Grey
Dark Grey Blue vs Dark ReaperColour: Layer · ΔE 10, close

All matches: Eshin Grey equivalents · Dark Grey Blue equivalents