What is the difference between Pallid Wych Flesh and Light Gray FS36495?

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

Pallid Wych Flesh vs Light Gray FS36495

Pallid Wych Flesh

Brand: Citadel / Warhammer
Range: Colour: Layer
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #c8c8b8 (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 8.8, close: similar, with a visible difference side by side. Light Gray FS36495 is cooler than Pallid Wych Flesh.

Can I use Light Gray FS36495 instead of Pallid Wych Flesh?

Usually, if you are not matching paint already on the model. Close match (ΔE 9). Light Gray FS36495 is cooler than Pallid Wych Flesh.

Can I use Pallid Wych Flesh instead of Light Gray FS36495?

The same difference applies the other way round: Pallid Wych Flesh is 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 Pallid Wych Flesh on the colour wheel See Light Gray FS36495 on the colour wheel

Other Mr. Hobby paints close to Pallid Wych Flesh

Pallid Wych Flesh vs JASDF Radome Gray (C-376)Mr. Color · ΔE 8, close · closer than Light Gray FS36495
Pallid Wych Flesh vs Light Gray (C-97)Mr. Color · ΔE 10, close
Pallid Wych Flesh vs RLM 76 Light Blue (C-117)Mr. Color · ΔE 11, fair

Other Citadel paints close to Light Gray FS36495

Light Gray FS36495 vs Longbeard GreyColour: Dry · ΔE 13, fair
Light Gray FS36495 vs Ulthuan GreyColour: Layer · ΔE 13, fair
Light Gray FS36495 vs Ulthuan GreyColour: Air · ΔE 13, fair

All matches: Pallid Wych Flesh equivalents · Light Gray FS36495 equivalents