What is the difference between Gray FS16440 and Light Gull Gray?

ΔE 7 (close). Light Gull Gray is more muted. Swatch colours are estimates.

Gray FS16440 vs Light Gull Gray

Gray FS16440

Brand: Mr. Hobby
Range: Mr. Color
Code: C-315
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #8fa89d (estimate)

Light Gull Gray

Brand: Vallejo
Range: Model Air
Code: 71.121
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #9ba39c (estimate)

How close are they?

ΔE 6.7, close: similar, with a visible difference side by side. Light Gull Gray is more muted than Gray FS16440.

Can I use Light Gull Gray instead of Gray FS16440?

Usually, if you are not matching paint already on the model. Close match (ΔE 7). Light Gull Gray is more muted than Gray FS16440.

Can I use Gray FS16440 instead of Light Gull Gray?

The same difference applies the other way round: Gray FS16440 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 Gray FS16440 on the colour wheel See Light Gull Gray on the colour wheel

Other Vallejo paints close to Gray FS16440

Gray FS16440 vs Light Blue RLM76 (71.257)Model Air · ΔE 3, very close · closer than Light Gull Gray
Gray FS16440 vs Russ. AF Grey Blue (71.338)Model Air · ΔE 4, very close · closer than Light Gull Gray
Gray FS16440 vs Flanker Light Gray (71.335)Model Air · ΔE 4, very close · closer than Light Gull Gray

Other Mr. Hobby paints close to Light Gull Gray

Light Gull Gray vs Gray FS26440 (C-325)Mr. Color · ΔE 5, very close · closer than Gray FS16440
Light Gull Gray vs Gray Green (C-128)Mr. Color · ΔE 5, very close · closer than Gray FS16440
Light Gull Gray vs Dark Gray 1 (H-82)Aqueous Hobby Color · ΔE 8, close

All matches: Gray FS16440 equivalents · Light Gull Gray equivalents