What is the difference between Blue Gray FS35189 and BS Med. Sea Grey?

ΔE 7 (close). BS Med. Sea Grey is more muted. Swatch colours are estimates.

Blue Gray FS35189 vs BS Med. Sea Grey

Blue Gray FS35189

Brand: Mr. Hobby
Range: Mr. Color
Code: C-367
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #64858a (estimate)

BS Med. Sea Grey

Brand: Vallejo
Range: Model Air
Code: 71.307
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #768487 (estimate)

How close are they?

ΔE 6.7, close: similar, with a visible difference side by side. BS Med. Sea Grey is more muted than Blue Gray FS35189.

Can I use BS Med. Sea Grey instead of Blue Gray FS35189?

Usually, if you are not matching paint already on the model. Close match (ΔE 7). BS Med. Sea Grey is more muted than Blue Gray FS35189.

Can I use Blue Gray FS35189 instead of BS Med. Sea Grey?

The same difference applies the other way round: Blue Gray FS35189 is more saturated.

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 Blue Gray FS35189 on the colour wheel See BS Med. Sea Grey on the colour wheel

Other Vallejo paints close to Blue Gray FS35189

Blue Gray FS35189 vs Pale Blue (71.008)Model Air · ΔE 4, very close · closer than BS Med. Sea Grey
Blue Gray FS35189 vs Medium Gray (71.114)Model Air · ΔE 5, very close · closer than BS Med. Sea Grey
Blue Gray FS35189 vs Light Blue RLM78 (71.101)Model Air · ΔE 6, very close · closer than BS Med. Sea Grey

Other Mr. Hobby paints close to BS Med. Sea Grey

BS Med. Sea Grey vs Medium Seagray BS637 (C-363)Mr. Color · ΔE 3, very close · closer than Blue Gray FS35189
BS Med. Sea Grey vs Dark Gray 1 (C-31)Mr. Color · ΔE 4, very close · closer than Blue Gray FS35189
BS Med. Sea Grey vs Dark Gray 1 (N-82)Acrysion · ΔE 4, very close · closer than Blue Gray FS35189

All matches: Blue Gray FS35189 equivalents · BS Med. Sea Grey equivalents