# Eshin Grey (Citadel Layer) Paint Equivalents // Lexmechanic

> Eshin Grey (Citadel Layer) equivalents: Vallejo Dark Grey Green, Army Painter Deep Grey and Two Thin Coats Ashen Grey, by ΔE colour distance.

Canonical: https://lexmechanic.com/paints/citadel-layer/eshin-grey

§ PAINT · 11th edition

# Eshin Grey: Citadel Layer opaque, hex #484b4e. Its closest equivalents in every other range, nearest first.

Paint

Eshin Grey

Range

[Citadel Layer](/paints/citadel-layer)

Finish

opaque

Hex

#484b4e

Hex source

community data

## Eshin Grey equivalents

One paint from each other brand: Duncan Rhodes’s own pick where there is one, otherwise the closest in colour and finish.

- ### Vallejo equivalent

    [Dark Grey Green](/paints/vallejo-mecha/dark-grey-green-69-041) Vallejo Mecha Color 69.041 ΔE 3.5

    safe substitute
- ### Army Painter equivalent

    [Deep Grey](/paints/army-painter-fanatic/deep-grey) Warpaints Fanatic ΔE 8.4

    approximate
- ### Two Thin Coats equivalent

    [Ashen Grey](/paints/two-thin-coats/ashen-grey) ΔE 8.2

    ◆ maker’s pick approximate

Eshin Grey is an opaque paint from Citadel Layer. The closest paint in any other range is Dark Grey Green from Vallejo Mecha Color at ΔE 3.5, a safe substitute. Across the 13 other ranges, none offer a near match and 4 a safe substitute in the same finish; the rest are approximate or a different finish.

## Closest matches

### [Army Painter Speedpaint 2.0](/paints/speedpaint-2)

- [Gravelord Grey](/paints/speedpaint-2/gravelord-grey) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 1.8
- [Enchanted Steel](/paints/speedpaint-2/enchanted-steel) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 5.8
- [Broadsword Silver](/paints/speedpaint-2/broadsword-silver) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 6.5

### [Army Painter Warpaints Fanatic](/paints/army-painter-fanatic)

- [Deep Grey](/paints/army-painter-fanatic/deep-grey) approximate ΔE 8.4
- [Obsidian Skin](/paints/army-painter-fanatic/obsidian-skin) approximate ΔE 8.6
- [Brigadine Brown](/paints/army-painter-fanatic/brigadine-brown) approximate ΔE 9.4

### [Army Painter Warpaints Fanatic Wash](/paints/army-painter-fanatic-wash)

- [Dark Skin Shade](/paints/army-painter-fanatic-wash/dark-skin-shade) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 11.3
- [Dark Tone](/paints/army-painter-fanatic-wash/dark-tone) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 14.2
- [Dark Blue Tone](/paints/army-painter-fanatic-wash/dark-blue-tone) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 15.4

### [Citadel Base](/paints/citadel-base)

- [Mechanicus Standard Grey](/paints/citadel-base/mechanicus-standard-grey) safe substitute ΔE 6.3
- [Death Korps Drab](/paints/citadel-base/death-korps-drab) approximate ΔE 10.1
- [The Fang](/paints/citadel-base/the-fang) approximate ΔE 11.0

### [Citadel Contrast](/paints/citadel-contrast)

- [Ratling Grime](/paints/citadel-contrast/ratling-grime) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 6.6
- [Garaghak's Sewer](/paints/citadel-contrast/garaghaks-sewer) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 11.5
- [Black Legion](/paints/citadel-contrast/black-legion) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 12.9

### [Citadel Shade](/paints/citadel-shade)

- [Targor Rageshade](/paints/citadel-shade/targor-rageshade) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 15.3
- [Coelia Greenshade](/paints/citadel-shade/coelia-greenshade) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 16.1
- [Athonian Camoshade](/paints/citadel-shade/athonian-camoshade) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 17.8

### [Two Thin Coats](/paints/two-thin-coats)

- [Ashen Grey](/paints/two-thin-coats/ashen-grey) ◆ maker’s pick approximate ΔE 8.2
- [Cold Corpse Blue](/paints/two-thin-coats/cold-corpse-blue) safe substitute ΔE 4.1
- [Death Reaper](/paints/two-thin-coats/death-reaper) safe substitute ΔE 4.3

### [Vallejo Game Air](/paints/vallejo-game-air)

- [Sombre Grey](/paints/vallejo-game-air/sombre-grey-76-048) approximate ΔE 7.8
- [Abyssal Turquoise](/paints/vallejo-game-air/abyssal-turquoise-76-120) approximate ΔE 12.2
- [Night Blue](/paints/vallejo-game-air/night-blue-76-019) approximate ΔE 13.7

### [Vallejo Game Color](/paints/vallejo-game-color)

- [Charcoal](/paints/vallejo-game-color/charcoal-72-155) safe substitute ΔE 7.0
- [Sombre Grey](/paints/vallejo-game-color/sombre-grey-72-048) approximate ΔE 7.8
- [Heavy Black Green](/paints/vallejo-game-color/heavy-black-green-72-147) approximate ΔE 7.8

### [Vallejo Mecha Color](/paints/vallejo-mecha)

- [Dark Grey Green](/paints/vallejo-mecha/dark-grey-green-69-041) safe substitute ΔE 3.5
- [Titan Dark Blue](/paints/vallejo-mecha/titan-dark-blue-69-022) safe substitute ΔE 4.0
- [Chipping Brown](/paints/vallejo-mecha/chipping-brown-69-035) safe substitute ΔE 5.9

### [Vallejo Metal Color](/paints/vallejo-metal)

- [Gunmetal Grey](/paints/vallejo-metal/gunmetal-grey-77-720) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 14.9
- [Steel](/paints/vallejo-metal/steel-77-712) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 15.8
- [Jet Exhaust](/paints/vallejo-metal/jet-exhaust-77-713) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 17.3

### [Vallejo Wash](/paints/vallejo-wash)

- [Dark Grey](/paints/vallejo-wash/dark-grey-76-517) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 4.1
- [Black Wash](/paints/vallejo-wash/black-wash-73-201) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 8.5
- [Black](/paints/vallejo-wash/black-76-518) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 9.1

### [Vallejo Xpress](/paints/vallejo-xpress)

- [Landser Grey](/paints/vallejo-xpress/landser-grey-72-469) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 6.6
- [Greasy Black](/paints/vallejo-xpress/greasy-black-72-476) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 9.6
- [Iceberg Grey](/paints/vallejo-xpress/iceberg-grey-72-463) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 9.8

## Also in Citadel Layer

- [Skavenblight Dinge](/paints/citadel-layer/skavenblight-dinge) safe substitute ΔE 6.9
- [Dark Reaper](/paints/citadel-layer/dark-reaper) approximate ΔE 10.0
- [Warpfiend Grey](/paints/citadel-layer/warpfiend-grey) approximate ΔE 10.7

Every pot in [Citadel Layer](/paints/citadel-layer) has a page like this one. Citadel against the other brands, whole ranges at a time: [Citadel to Vallejo](/paints/citadel-to-vallejo), [Citadel to Army Painter](/paints/citadel-to-army-painter), [Citadel to Two Thin Coats](/paints/citadel-to-two-thin-coats), [Vallejo to Citadel](/paints/vallejo-to-citadel), [Army Painter to Citadel](/paints/army-painter-to-citadel), [Two Thin Coats to Citadel](/paints/two-thin-coats-to-citadel).

[Match it in the tool](/paints#paint=citadel-layer-eshin-grey)

##  Questions

What is the Vallejo equivalent of Eshin Grey?

Dark Grey Green from Vallejo Mecha Color, at ΔE 3.5: a safe substitute in the same finish.

What is the Army Painter equivalent of Eshin Grey?

Deep Grey from Warpaints Fanatic, at ΔE 8.4: the nearest opaque paint from Army Painter, though only an approximate match.

What is the Two Thin Coats equivalent of Eshin Grey?

Ashen Grey from Two Thin Coats: the equivalent published by Duncan Rhodes, who makes Two Thin Coats. By colour alone the two sit ΔE 8.2 apart.