What is the difference between Raw Wool and M495 Light Gray?

ΔE 7 (close). M495 Light Gray is more muted, warmer. Swatch colours are estimates.

Raw Wool vs M495 Light Gray

Raw Wool

Brand: Army Painter
Range: Warpaints Historical
Code: WP4152P
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #818c70 (estimate)

M495 Light Gray

Brand: Vallejo
Range: Model Air
Code: 71.298
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #8e917f (estimate)

How close are they?

ΔE 7.2, close: similar, with a visible difference side by side. M495 Light Gray is more muted, warmer than Raw Wool.

Can I use M495 Light Gray instead of Raw Wool?

Usually, if you are not matching paint already on the model. Close match (ΔE 7). M495 Light Gray is more muted, warmer than Raw Wool.

Can I use Raw Wool instead of M495 Light Gray?

The same difference applies the other way round: Raw Wool is more saturated, cooler.

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 Raw Wool on the colour wheel See M495 Light Gray on the colour wheel

Other Vallejo paints close to Raw Wool

Raw Wool vs Cement Grey (71.045)Model Air · ΔE 5, very close · closer than M495 Light Gray
Raw Wool vs Sky Type S (71.302)Model Air · ΔE 7, close
Raw Wool vs IDF/IAF Green (71.126)Model Air · ΔE 7, close

Other Army Painter paints close to M495 Light Gray

M495 Light Gray vs Desert Olive Green (WP4140P)Warpaints Historical · ΔE 4, very close · closer than Raw Wool
M495 Light Gray vs Grey CastleWarpaints Fanatic · ΔE 6, very close · closer than Raw Wool
M495 Light Gray vs Combat FatiguesWarpaints Legacy · ΔE 6, very close · closer than Raw Wool

All matches: Raw Wool equivalents · M495 Light Gray equivalents