What is the difference between Blue Gray FS35189 and Medium Gray?

ΔE 5 (very close). Medium Gray is a little darker, cooler. Swatch colours are estimates.

Blue Gray FS35189 vs Medium Gray

Blue Gray FS35189

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

Medium Gray

Brand: Vallejo
Range: Model Air
Code: 71.114
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #617a80 (estimate)

How close are they?

ΔE 4.7, very close: most people won’t see a difference side by side. Medium Gray is a little darker, cooler than Blue Gray FS35189.

Can I use Medium Gray instead of Blue Gray FS35189?

Yes, for most jobs. Very close match (ΔE 5). Medium Gray is a little darker, cooler than Blue Gray FS35189.

Can I use Blue Gray FS35189 instead of Medium Gray?

The same difference applies the other way round: Blue Gray FS35189 is a little lighter, 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 Blue Gray FS35189 on the colour wheel See Medium Gray 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 Medium Gray
Blue Gray FS35189 vs Light Blue RLM78 (71.101)Model Air · ΔE 6, very close
Blue Gray FS35189 vs BS Med. Sea Grey (71.307)Model Air · ΔE 7, close

Other Mr. Hobby paints close to Medium Gray

Medium Gray vs Medium Seagray BS381C 637 (C-335)Mr. Color · ΔE 2, very close · closer than Blue Gray FS35189
Medium Gray vs IJN Gray (H-61)Aqueous Hobby Color · ΔE 2, very close · closer than Blue Gray FS35189
Medium Gray vs Neutral Gray (C-13)Mr. Color · ΔE 4, very close · closer than Blue Gray FS35189

All matches: Blue Gray FS35189 equivalents · Medium Gray equivalents