What is the difference between Eshin Grey and Dark Sea Green?

ΔE 7 (close). Dark Sea Green is a little darker. Swatch colours are estimates.

Eshin Grey vs Dark Sea Green

Eshin Grey

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

Dark Sea Green

Brand: Vallejo
Range: Model Color
Code: 70.868
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #3e3b40 (estimate)

How close are they?

ΔE 7.1, close: similar, with a visible difference side by side. Dark Sea Green is a little darker than Eshin Grey.

Can I use Dark Sea Green instead of Eshin Grey?

Usually, if you are not matching paint already on the model. Close match (ΔE 7). Dark Sea Green is a little darker than Eshin Grey.

Can I use Eshin Grey instead of Dark Sea Green?

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

Other Citadel paints close to Dark Sea Green

Dark Sea Green vs Mechanicus Standard GreyColour: Base · ΔE 4, very close · closer than Eshin Grey
Dark Sea Green vs Mechanicus Standard GreyColour: Air · ΔE 4, very close · closer than Eshin Grey
Dark Sea Green vs Skavenblight DingeColour: Layer · ΔE 12, fair

All matches: Eshin Grey equivalents · Dark Sea Green equivalents