What is the difference between Eshin Grey and NATO Brown?

ΔE 6 (close). NATO Brown is more saturated. Swatch colours are estimates.

Eshin Grey vs NATO Brown

Eshin Grey

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

NATO Brown

Brand: Vallejo
Range: Model Air
Code: 71.249
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #4f433f (estimate)

How close are they?

ΔE 6.5, close: similar, with a visible difference side by side. NATO Brown is more saturated than Eshin Grey.

Can I use NATO Brown instead of Eshin Grey?

Usually, if you are not matching paint already on the model. Close match (ΔE 6). NATO Brown is more saturated than Eshin Grey.

Can I use Eshin Grey instead of NATO Brown?

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

Other Citadel paints close to NATO Brown

NATO Brown vs Skavenblight DingeColour: Layer · ΔE 6, very close · closer than Eshin Grey
NATO Brown vs Steel Legion DrabColour: Base · ΔE 8, close
NATO Brown vs Mechanicus Standard GreyColour: Base · ΔE 11, fair

All matches: Eshin Grey equivalents · NATO Brown equivalents