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

ΔE 8 (close). IJA Dark Green is more saturated. Swatch colours are estimates.

Eshin Grey vs IJA Dark Green

Eshin Grey

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

IJA Dark Green

Brand: Vallejo
Range: Model Air
Code: 71.285
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #474a3e (estimate)

How close are they?

ΔE 7.8, close: similar, with a visible difference side by side. IJA Dark Green is more saturated than Eshin Grey.

Can I use IJA Dark Green instead of Eshin Grey?

Usually, if you are not matching paint already on the model. Close match (ΔE 8). IJA Dark Green is more saturated than Eshin Grey.

Can I use Eshin Grey instead of IJA Dark Green?

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

Other Citadel paints close to IJA Dark Green

IJA Dark Green vs Skavenblight DingeColour: Layer · ΔE 5, very close · closer than Eshin Grey
IJA Dark Green vs Steel Legion DrabColour: Base · ΔE 10, close
IJA Dark Green vs Mechanicus Standard GreyColour: Base · ΔE 13, fair

All matches: Eshin Grey equivalents · IJA Dark Green equivalents