What is the difference between Shark White and IJN Gray Mitsubishi?

ΔE 10 (close). IJN Gray Mitsubishi is a little lighter, more saturated. Swatch colours are estimates.

Shark White vs IJN Gray Mitsubishi

Shark White

Brand: Army Painter
Range: Warpaints Air
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #98a4a0 (estimate)

IJN Gray Mitsubishi

Brand: Mr. Hobby
Range: Mr. Color
Code: C-35
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #97afba (estimate)

How close are they?

ΔE 9.8, close: similar, with a visible difference side by side. IJN Gray Mitsubishi is a little lighter, more saturated than Shark White.

Can I use IJN Gray Mitsubishi instead of Shark White?

Usually, if you are not matching paint already on the model. Close match (ΔE 10). IJN Gray Mitsubishi is a little lighter, more saturated than Shark White.

Can I use Shark White instead of IJN Gray Mitsubishi?

The same difference applies the other way round: Shark White is a little darker, more muted.

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 Shark White on the colour wheel See IJN Gray Mitsubishi on the colour wheel

Other Mr. Hobby paints close to Shark White

Shark White vs Gray FS26440 (C-325)Mr. Color · ΔE 5, very close · closer than IJN Gray Mitsubishi
Shark White vs Gray FS16440 (C-315)Mr. Color · ΔE 6, close · closer than IJN Gray Mitsubishi
Shark White vs Gray Green (C-128)Mr. Color · ΔE 7, close · closer than IJN Gray Mitsubishi

Other Army Painter paints close to IJN Gray Mitsubishi

IJN Gray Mitsubishi vs Yeti WhiteWarpaints Air · ΔE 9, close · closer than Shark White
IJN Gray Mitsubishi vs Frost BlueWarpaints Fanatic · ΔE 12, fair
IJN Gray Mitsubishi vs Ice StormWarpaints Legacy · ΔE 12, fair

All matches: Shark White equivalents · IJN Gray Mitsubishi equivalents