What is the difference between Eshin Grey and USA Olive Drab?

ΔE 9 (close). USA Olive Drab is a little lighter, more saturated. Swatch colours are estimates.

Eshin Grey vs USA Olive Drab

Eshin Grey

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

USA Olive Drab

Brand: Vallejo
Range: Model Air
Code: 70.608
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #555649 (estimate)

How close are they?

ΔE 9.3, close: similar, with a visible difference side by side. USA Olive Drab is a little lighter, more saturated than Eshin Grey.

Can I use USA Olive Drab instead of Eshin Grey?

Usually, if you are not matching paint already on the model. Close match (ΔE 9). USA Olive Drab is a little lighter, more saturated than Eshin Grey.

Can I use Eshin Grey instead of USA Olive Drab?

The same difference applies the other way round: Eshin Grey is a little darker, 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 USA Olive Drab 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 USA Olive Drab
Eshin Grey vs Violet Grey (70.773)Model Color · ΔE 3, very close · closer than USA Olive Drab
Eshin Grey vs Grey Green RLM74 (71.258)Model Air · ΔE 3, very close · closer than USA Olive Drab

Other Citadel paints close to USA Olive Drab

USA Olive Drab vs Skavenblight DingeColour: Layer · ΔE 8, close · closer than Eshin Grey
USA Olive Drab vs Steel Legion DrabColour: Base · ΔE 9, close · closer than Eshin Grey
USA Olive Drab vs Stormvermin FurColour: Layer · ΔE 11, fair

All matches: Eshin Grey equivalents · USA Olive Drab equivalents