What is the difference between Eshin Grey and Russian Green 4BO?

ΔE 8 (close). Russian Green 4BO is more saturated. Swatch colours are estimates.

Eshin Grey vs Russian Green 4BO

Eshin Grey

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

Russian Green 4BO

Brand: Vallejo
Range: Model Air
Code: 71.017
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. Russian Green 4BO is more saturated than Eshin Grey.

Can I use Russian Green 4BO instead of Eshin Grey?

Usually, if you are not matching paint already on the model. Close match (ΔE 8). Russian Green 4BO is more saturated than Eshin Grey.

Can I use Eshin Grey instead of Russian Green 4BO?

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 Russian Green 4BO 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 Russian Green 4BO
Eshin Grey vs Violet Grey (70.773)Model Color · ΔE 3, very close · closer than Russian Green 4BO
Eshin Grey vs Grey Green RLM74 (71.258)Model Air · ΔE 3, very close · closer than Russian Green 4BO

Other Citadel paints close to Russian Green 4BO

Russian Green 4BO vs Skavenblight DingeColour: Layer · ΔE 5, very close · closer than Eshin Grey
Russian Green 4BO vs Steel Legion DrabColour: Base · ΔE 10, close
Russian Green 4BO vs Mechanicus Standard GreyColour: Base · ΔE 13, fair

All matches: Eshin Grey equivalents · Russian Green 4BO equivalents