What is the difference between Longbeard Grey and JASDF Radome Gray?

ΔE 6 (close). JASDF Radome Gray is a little lighter. Swatch colours are estimates.

Longbeard Grey vs JASDF Radome Gray

Longbeard Grey

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

JASDF Radome Gray

Brand: Mr. Hobby
Range: Mr. Color
Code: C-376
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #b3bfb8 (estimate)

How close are they?

ΔE 6.4, close: similar, with a visible difference side by side. JASDF Radome Gray is a little lighter than Longbeard Grey.

Can I use JASDF Radome Gray instead of Longbeard Grey?

Usually, if you are not matching paint already on the model. Close match (ΔE 6). JASDF Radome Gray is a little lighter than Longbeard Grey.

Can I use Longbeard Grey instead of JASDF Radome Gray?

The same difference applies the other way round: Longbeard Grey is a little darker.

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 Longbeard Grey on the colour wheel See JASDF Radome Gray on the colour wheel

Other Mr. Hobby paints close to Longbeard Grey

Longbeard Grey vs Gray Green (C-128)Mr. Color · ΔE 6, very close · closer than JASDF Radome Gray
Longbeard Grey vs Light Gull Gray (C-11)Mr. Color · ΔE 7, close
Longbeard Grey vs Light Gray FS36495 (C-338)Mr. Color · ΔE 7, close

Other Citadel paints close to JASDF Radome Gray

JASDF Radome Gray vs Pallid Wych FleshColour: Layer · ΔE 8, close
JASDF Radome Gray vs Ulthuan GreyColour: Layer · ΔE 9, close
JASDF Radome Gray vs Ulthuan GreyColour: Air · ΔE 9, close

All matches: Longbeard Grey equivalents · JASDF Radome Gray equivalents