What is the difference between Dark Seagray and Grey RLM02?

ΔE 9 (close). Grey RLM02 is a little darker, more muted, warmer. Swatch colours are estimates.

Dark Seagray vs Grey RLM02

Dark Seagray

Brand: Mr. Hobby
Range: Aqueous Hobby Color
Code: H-75
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #657b65 (estimate)

Grey RLM02

Brand: Vallejo
Range: Model Air
Code: 71.044
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #666b5a (estimate)

How close are they?

ΔE 8.9, close: similar, with a visible difference side by side. Grey RLM02 is a little darker, more muted, warmer than Dark Seagray.

Can I use Grey RLM02 instead of Dark Seagray?

Usually, if you are not matching paint already on the model. Close match (ΔE 9). Grey RLM02 is a little darker, more muted, warmer than Dark Seagray.

Can I use Dark Seagray instead of Grey RLM02?

The same difference applies the other way round: Dark Seagray is a little lighter, more saturated, cooler.

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 Dark Seagray on the colour wheel See Grey RLM02 on the colour wheel

Other Vallejo paints close to Dark Seagray

Dark Seagray vs IDF/IAF Green (71.126)Model Air · ΔE 3, very close · closer than Grey RLM02
Dark Seagray vs Light Mud (70.760)Model Color · ΔE 7, close · closer than Grey RLM02
Dark Seagray vs Pacific Green (70.757)Model Color · ΔE 9, close · closer than Grey RLM02

Other Mr. Hobby paints close to Grey RLM02

Grey RLM02 vs IDF Gray 3 Modern (C-530)Mr. Color · ΔE 5, very close · closer than Dark Seagray
Grey RLM02 vs Dark Seagray (C-25)Mr. Color · ΔE 6, very close · closer than Dark Seagray
Grey RLM02 vs Gray FS36231 (C-317)Mr. Color · ΔE 7, close · closer than Dark Seagray

All matches: Dark Seagray equivalents · Grey RLM02 equivalents