What is the difference between Longbeard Grey and USAAF Light Gray?

ΔE 6 (close). USAAF Light Gray is more saturated. Swatch colours are estimates.

Longbeard Grey vs USAAF Light Gray

Longbeard Grey

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

USAAF Light Gray

Brand: Vallejo
Range: Model Air
Code: 71.296
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #b0b3a0 (estimate)

How close are they?

ΔE 6.1, close: similar, with a visible difference side by side. USAAF Light Gray is more saturated than Longbeard Grey.

Can I use USAAF Light Gray instead of Longbeard Grey?

Usually, if you are not matching paint already on the model. Close match (ΔE 6). USAAF Light Gray is more saturated than Longbeard Grey.

Can I use Longbeard Grey instead of USAAF Light Gray?

The same difference applies the other way round: Longbeard Grey is 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 Longbeard Grey on the colour wheel See USAAF Light Gray on the colour wheel

Other Vallejo paints close to Longbeard Grey

Longbeard Grey vs Light Green Grey (70.971)Model Color · ΔE 4, very close · closer than USAAF Light Gray
Longbeard Grey vs USAF Light Gray (71.276)Model Air · ΔE 5, very close · closer than USAAF Light Gray
Longbeard Grey vs Neutral Grey (72.050)Game Color · ΔE 6, close

Other Citadel paints close to USAAF Light Gray

USAAF Light Gray vs Underhive AshColour: Dry · ΔE 5, very close · closer than Longbeard Grey
USAAF Light Gray vs Rakarth FleshColour: Base · ΔE 8, close
USAAF Light Gray vs Pallid Wych FleshColour: Layer · ΔE 8, close

All matches: Longbeard Grey equivalents · USAAF Light Gray equivalents