What is the difference between Ulthuan Grey and USAF Light Gray?

ΔE 10 (close). USAF Light Gray is a little darker. Swatch colours are estimates.

Ulthuan Grey vs USAF Light Gray

Ulthuan Grey

Brand: Citadel / Warhammer
Range: Colour: Layer
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #b8c8d0 (estimate)

USAF Light Gray

Brand: Vallejo
Range: Model Air
Code: 71.276
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #b5bdb5 (estimate)

How close are they?

ΔE 9.7, close: similar, with a visible difference side by side. USAF Light Gray is a little darker than Ulthuan Grey.

Can I use USAF Light Gray instead of Ulthuan Grey?

Usually, if you are not matching paint already on the model. Close match (ΔE 10). USAF Light Gray is a little darker than Ulthuan Grey.

Can I use Ulthuan Grey instead of USAF Light Gray?

The same difference applies the other way round: Ulthuan Grey is a little lighter.

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 Ulthuan Grey on the colour wheel See USAF Light Gray on the colour wheel

Other Vallejo paints close to Ulthuan Grey

Ulthuan Grey vs Grey (70.601)Model Air · ΔE 6, close · closer than USAF Light Gray
Ulthuan Grey vs Sky Blue (71.306)Model Air · ΔE 7, close · closer than USAF Light Gray
Ulthuan Grey vs Rus. AF Grey Prot. Coat (71.344)Model Air · ΔE 8, close · closer than USAF Light Gray

Other Citadel paints close to USAF Light Gray

USAF Light Gray vs Longbeard GreyColour: Dry · ΔE 5, very close · closer than Ulthuan Grey
USAF Light Gray vs Pallid Wych FleshColour: Layer · ΔE 7, close · closer than Ulthuan Grey
USAF Light Gray vs Ulthuan GreyColour: Air · ΔE 10, close

All matches: Ulthuan Grey equivalents · USAF Light Gray equivalents