What is the difference between Eshin Grey and Olive Green RLM80?

ΔE 10 (close). Olive Green RLM80 is more saturated. Swatch colours are estimates.

Eshin Grey vs Olive Green RLM80

Eshin Grey

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

Olive Green RLM80

Brand: Vallejo
Range: Model Air
Code: 71.265
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #3e473a (estimate)

How close are they?

ΔE 9.6, close: similar, with a visible difference side by side. Olive Green RLM80 is more saturated than Eshin Grey.

Can I use Olive Green RLM80 instead of Eshin Grey?

Usually, if you are not matching paint already on the model. Close match (ΔE 10). Olive Green RLM80 is more saturated than Eshin Grey.

Can I use Eshin Grey instead of Olive Green RLM80?

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 Olive Green RLM80 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 Olive Green RLM80
Eshin Grey vs Violet Grey (70.773)Model Color · ΔE 3, very close · closer than Olive Green RLM80
Eshin Grey vs Grey Green RLM74 (71.258)Model Air · ΔE 3, very close · closer than Olive Green RLM80

Other Citadel paints close to Olive Green RLM80

Olive Green RLM80 vs Skavenblight DingeColour: Layer · ΔE 7, close · closer than Eshin Grey
Olive Green RLM80 vs Steel Legion DrabColour: Base · ΔE 13, fair
Olive Green RLM80 vs Dryad BarkColour: Base · ΔE 13, fair

All matches: Eshin Grey equivalents · Olive Green RLM80 equivalents