What is the difference between Barley Gray BS4800/18B21 and Dark Ghost Gray?

ΔE 6 (close). Swatch colours are estimates.

Barley Gray BS4800/18B21 vs Dark Ghost Gray

Barley Gray BS4800/18B21

Brand: Mr. Hobby
Range: Mr. Color
Code: C-334
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #799190 (estimate)

Dark Ghost Gray

Brand: Vallejo
Range: Model Air
Code: 71.120
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #7f9099 (estimate)

How close are they?

ΔE 6.4, close: similar, with a visible difference side by side. Our swatches for the two are almost the same.

Can I use Dark Ghost Gray instead of Barley Gray BS4800/18B21?

Usually, if you are not matching paint already on the model. Close match (ΔE 6). The swatches are almost the same.

Can I use Barley Gray BS4800/18B21 instead of Dark Ghost Gray?

The same difference applies the other way round.

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 Barley Gray BS4800/18B21 on the colour wheel See Dark Ghost Gray on the colour wheel

Other Vallejo paints close to Barley Gray BS4800/18B21

Barley Gray BS4800/18B21 vs Light Blue RLM78 (71.101)Model Air · ΔE 1, very close · closer than Dark Ghost Gray
Barley Gray BS4800/18B21 vs Pale Blue (70.906)Model Color · ΔE 5, very close · closer than Dark Ghost Gray
Barley Gray BS4800/18B21 vs Light Green Blue (70.972)Model Color · ΔE 5, very close · closer than Dark Ghost Gray

Other Mr. Hobby paints close to Dark Ghost Gray

Dark Ghost Gray vs Medium Seagray BS637 (C-363)Mr. Color · ΔE 5, very close · closer than Barley Gray BS4800/18B21
Dark Ghost Gray vs IJN Hull Color/Kure (C-601)Mr. Color · ΔE 5, very close · closer than Barley Gray BS4800/18B21
Dark Ghost Gray vs RLM 65 Light Blue (C-115)Mr. Color · ΔE 7, close

All matches: Barley Gray BS4800/18B21 equivalents · Dark Ghost Gray equivalents