What is the difference between Rock Grey and USAAF Light Gray?

ΔE 8 (close). USAAF Light Gray is more muted, cooler. Swatch colours are estimates.

Rock Grey vs USAAF Light Gray

Rock Grey

Brand: AK Interactive
Range: 3rd Gen Standard
Code: AK11007
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #b5b090 (estimate)

USAAF Light Gray

Brand: Vallejo
Range: Model Air
Code: 71.296
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #b0b3a0 (estimate)

How close are they?

ΔE 7.8, close: similar, with a visible difference side by side. USAAF Light Gray is more muted, cooler than Rock Grey.

Can I use USAAF Light Gray instead of Rock Grey?

Usually, if you are not matching paint already on the model. Close match (ΔE 8). USAAF Light Gray is more muted, cooler than Rock Grey.

Can I use Rock Grey instead of USAAF Light Gray?

The same difference applies the other way round: Rock Grey is more saturated, warmer.

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 Rock Grey on the colour wheel See USAAF Light Gray on the colour wheel

Other Vallejo paints close to Rock Grey

Rock Grey vs IJA Grey Green (71.326)Model Air · ΔE 3, very close · closer than USAAF Light Gray
Rock Grey vs IAF Sand (71.327)Model Air · ΔE 6, very close · closer than USAAF Light Gray
Rock Grey vs Ivory (71.075)Model Air · ΔE 7, close · closer than USAAF Light Gray

Other AK Interactive paints close to USAAF Light Gray

USAAF Light Gray vs Medium Grey (AK11010)3rd Gen Standard · ΔE 2, very close · closer than Rock Grey
USAAF Light Gray vs RAF Sky / FS 34424 (AK11844)3rd Gen Air Series · ΔE 3, very close · closer than Rock Grey
USAAF Light Gray vs RLM 76 Version 1 (AK11827)3rd Gen Air Series · ΔE 4, very close · closer than Rock Grey

All matches: Rock Grey equivalents · USAAF Light Gray equivalents