What is the difference between Gray FS26440 and Sky Type S?

ΔE 10 (close). Sky Type S is a little darker, warmer. Swatch colours are estimates.

Gray FS26440 vs Sky Type S

Gray FS26440

Brand: Mr. Hobby
Range: Aqueous Hobby Color
Code: H-325
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #9db69a (estimate)

Sky Type S

Brand: Vallejo
Range: Model Air
Code: 71.302
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #939e85 (estimate)

How close are they?

ΔE 9.5, close: similar, with a visible difference side by side. Sky Type S is a little darker, warmer than Gray FS26440.

Can I use Sky Type S instead of Gray FS26440?

Usually, if you are not matching paint already on the model. Close match (ΔE 10). Sky Type S is a little darker, warmer than Gray FS26440.

Can I use Gray FS26440 instead of Sky Type S?

The same difference applies the other way round: Gray FS26440 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 FS26440 on the colour wheel See Sky Type S on the colour wheel

Other Vallejo paints close to Gray FS26440

Gray FS26440 vs IJA Light Grey Green (71.321)Model Air · ΔE 7, close · closer than Sky Type S
Gray FS26440 vs Light Blue (71.328)Model Air · ΔE 9, close · closer than Sky Type S
Gray FS26440 vs Interior Grey Green (71.305)Model Air · ΔE 9, close · closer than Sky Type S

Other Mr. Hobby paints close to Sky Type S

Sky Type S vs Light Aircraft Gray BS381C 627 (C-332)Mr. Color · ΔE 6, close · closer than Gray FS26440
Sky Type S vs Gray Green (C-128)Mr. Color · ΔE 7, close · closer than Gray FS26440
Sky Type S vs RLM 02 Gray (C-60)Mr. Color · ΔE 8, close · closer than Gray FS26440

All matches: Gray FS26440 equivalents · Sky Type S equivalents