What is the difference between Light Grey FS 36495 and Wolf Grey?

ΔE 9 (close). Wolf Grey is a little lighter. Swatch colours are estimates.

Light Grey FS 36495 vs Wolf Grey

Light Grey FS 36495

Brand: AK Interactive
Range: 3rd Gen Air Series
Code: AK11889
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #c4c8c7 (estimate)

Wolf Grey

Brand: Vallejo
Range: Game Color
Code: 72.047
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #d9dce4 (estimate)

How close are they?

ΔE 8.8, close: similar, with a visible difference side by side. Wolf Grey is a little lighter than Light Grey FS 36495.

Can I use Wolf Grey instead of Light Grey FS 36495?

Usually, if you are not matching paint already on the model. Close match (ΔE 9). Wolf Grey is a little lighter than Light Grey FS 36495.

Can I use Light Grey FS 36495 instead of Wolf Grey?

The same difference applies the other way round: Light Grey FS 36495 is a little darker.

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 Light Grey FS 36495 on the colour wheel See Wolf Grey on the colour wheel

Other Vallejo paints close to Light Grey FS 36495

Light Grey FS 36495 vs Grey (70.601)Model Air · ΔE 5, very close · closer than Wolf Grey
Light Grey FS 36495 vs USAF Light Gray (71.276)Model Air · ΔE 6, close · closer than Wolf Grey
Light Grey FS 36495 vs Sky Blue (71.306)Model Air · ΔE 7, close · closer than Wolf Grey

Other AK Interactive paints close to Wolf Grey

Wolf Grey vs WWI German Light Blue (AK11806)3rd Gen Air Series · ΔE 7, close · closer than Light Grey FS 36495
Wolf Grey vs AE-9/AII Light Grey (AK11908)3rd Gen Air Series · ΔE 9, close · closer than Light Grey FS 36495
Wolf Grey vs Offwhite (AK11002)3rd Gen Standard · ΔE 10, fair

All matches: Light Grey FS 36495 equivalents · Wolf Grey equivalents