What is the difference between Light Grey FS-35630 and Longbeard Grey?

ΔE 8 (close). Longbeard Grey is a little darker. Swatch colours are estimates.

Light Grey FS-35630 vs Longbeard Grey

Light Grey FS-35630

Brand: AMMO by Mig
Range: Acrylic Colors for Figures
Code: AMMO.F-516
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #c4c5c0 (estimate)

Longbeard Grey

Brand: Citadel / Warhammer
Range: Colour: Dry
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #b0b0a8 (estimate)

How close are they?

ΔE 7.9, close: similar, with a visible difference side by side. Longbeard Grey is a little darker than Light Grey FS-35630.

Can I use Longbeard Grey instead of Light Grey FS-35630?

Usually, if you are not matching paint already on the model. Close match (ΔE 8). Longbeard Grey is a little darker than Light Grey FS-35630.

Can I use Light Grey FS-35630 instead of Longbeard Grey?

The same difference applies the other way round: Light Grey FS-35630 is a little lighter.

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-35630 on the colour wheel See Longbeard Grey on the colour wheel

Other Citadel paints close to Light Grey FS-35630

Light Grey FS-35630 vs Pallid Wych FleshColour: Layer · ΔE 6, very close · closer than Longbeard Grey
Light Grey FS-35630 vs Ulthuan GreyColour: Layer · ΔE 9, close
Light Grey FS-35630 vs Ulthuan GreyColour: Air · ΔE 9, close

Other AMMO by Mig paints close to Longbeard Grey

Longbeard Grey vs Moon Grey (IONIC-0164)IONIC Smart Colors · ΔE 3, very close · closer than Light Grey FS-35630
Longbeard Grey vs Stone Grey (ATOM-20132)ATOM · ΔE 4, very close · closer than Light Grey FS-35630
Longbeard Grey vs Medium Grey (A.MIG-3509)Oilbrusher · ΔE 5, very close · closer than Light Grey FS-35630

All matches: Light Grey FS-35630 equivalents · Longbeard Grey equivalents