What is the difference between Eshin Grey and USN Sea Blue?

ΔE 9 (close). USN Sea Blue is a little darker, more saturated. Swatch colours are estimates.

Eshin Grey vs USN Sea Blue

Eshin Grey

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

USN Sea Blue

Brand: Vallejo
Range: Model Air
Code: 71.295
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #383d46 (estimate)

How close are they?

ΔE 8.5, close: similar, with a visible difference side by side. USN Sea Blue is a little darker, more saturated than Eshin Grey.

Can I use USN Sea Blue instead of Eshin Grey?

Usually, if you are not matching paint already on the model. Close match (ΔE 9). USN Sea Blue is a little darker, more saturated than Eshin Grey.

Can I use Eshin Grey instead of USN Sea Blue?

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

Other Citadel paints close to USN Sea Blue

USN Sea Blue vs Mechanicus Standard GreyColour: Base · ΔE 1, very close · closer than Eshin Grey
USN Sea Blue vs Mechanicus Standard GreyColour: Air · ΔE 1, very close · closer than Eshin Grey
USN Sea Blue vs Dark ReaperColour: Layer · ΔE 11, fair

All matches: Eshin Grey equivalents · USN Sea Blue equivalents