What is the difference between Gray FS16440 and IJA Light Grey Green?

ΔE 10 (close). IJA Light Grey Green is a little darker, warmer. Swatch colours are estimates.

Gray FS16440 vs IJA Light Grey Green

Gray FS16440

Brand: Mr. Hobby
Range: Aqueous Hobby Color
Code: H-315
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #a2bea4 (estimate)

IJA Light Grey Green

Brand: Vallejo
Range: Model Air
Code: 71.321
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #97a58b (estimate)

How close are they?

ΔE 9.7, close: similar, with a visible difference side by side. IJA Light Grey Green is a little darker, warmer than Gray FS16440.

Can I use IJA Light Grey Green instead of Gray FS16440?

Usually, if you are not matching paint already on the model. Close match (ΔE 10). IJA Light Grey Green is a little darker, warmer than Gray FS16440.

Can I use Gray FS16440 instead of IJA Light Grey Green?

The same difference applies the other way round: Gray FS16440 is a little lighter, 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 Gray FS16440 on the colour wheel See IJA Light Grey Green on the colour wheel

Other Vallejo paints close to Gray FS16440

Gray FS16440 vs Light Blue (71.328)Model Air · ΔE 7, close · closer than IJA Light Grey Green
Gray FS16440 vs Flanker Light Blue (71.334)Model Air · ΔE 8, close · closer than IJA Light Grey Green
Gray FS16440 vs Russ. AF Light Blue (71.342)Model Air · ΔE 9, close · closer than IJA Light Grey Green

Other Mr. Hobby paints close to IJA Light Grey Green

IJA Light Grey Green vs Gray Green (C-128)Mr. Color · ΔE 7, close · closer than Gray FS16440
IJA Light Grey Green vs Gray FS26440 (H-325)Aqueous Hobby Color · ΔE 7, close · closer than Gray FS16440
IJA Light Grey Green vs Gray FS26440 (C-325)Mr. Color · ΔE 8, close · closer than Gray FS16440

All matches: Gray FS16440 equivalents · IJA Light Grey Green equivalents