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

ΔE 7 (close). Panzer Dark Grey is a little darker. Swatch colours are estimates.

Eshin Grey vs Panzer Dark Grey

Eshin Grey

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

Panzer Dark Grey

Brand: Vallejo
Range: Model Air
Code: 71.056
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #3a3d42 (estimate)

How close are they?

ΔE 6.8, close: similar, with a visible difference side by side. Panzer Dark Grey is a little darker than Eshin Grey.

Can I use Panzer Dark Grey instead of Eshin Grey?

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

Can I use Eshin Grey instead of Panzer Dark Grey?

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

Other Citadel paints close to Panzer Dark Grey

Panzer Dark Grey vs Mechanicus Standard GreyColour: Base · ΔE 3, very close · closer than Eshin Grey
Panzer Dark Grey vs Mechanicus Standard GreyColour: Air · ΔE 3, very close · closer than Eshin Grey
Panzer Dark Grey vs Dark ReaperColour: Layer · ΔE 11, fair

All matches: Eshin Grey equivalents · Panzer Dark Grey equivalents