What is the difference between Scaly Hide and Light Gray FS36495?

ΔE 9 (close). Light Gray FS36495 is more muted, cooler. Swatch colours are estimates.

Scaly Hide vs Light Gray FS36495

Scaly Hide

Brand: Army Painter
Range: Warpaints Legacy
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #a7c9ab (estimate)

Light Gray FS36495

Brand: Mr. Hobby
Range: Aqueous Hobby Color
Code: H-338
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #b3cbbb (estimate)

How close are they?

ΔE 8.7, close: similar, with a visible difference side by side. Light Gray FS36495 is more muted, cooler than Scaly Hide.

Can I use Light Gray FS36495 instead of Scaly Hide?

Usually, if you are not matching paint already on the model. Close match (ΔE 9). Light Gray FS36495 is more muted, cooler than Scaly Hide.

Can I use Scaly Hide instead of Light Gray FS36495?

The same difference applies the other way round: Scaly Hide 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 Scaly Hide on the colour wheel See Light Gray FS36495 on the colour wheel

Other Mr. Hobby paints close to Scaly Hide

Scaly Hide vs Gray FS16440 (H-315)Aqueous Hobby Color · ΔE 5, very close · closer than Light Gray FS36495
Scaly Hide vs Gray FS26440 (H-325)Aqueous Hobby Color · ΔE 7, close · closer than Light Gray FS36495
Scaly Hide vs Sky BS381C/210 (C-368)Mr. Color · ΔE 10, close

Other Army Painter paints close to Light Gray FS36495

Light Gray FS36495 vs Leviathan LightWarpaints Air · ΔE 5, very close · closer than Scaly Hide
Light Gray FS36495 vs Forest FaunWarpaints Fanatic · ΔE 9, close
Light Gray FS36495 vs Mossy GreenWarpaints Fanatic · ΔE 10, close

All matches: Scaly Hide equivalents · Light Gray FS36495 equivalents