What is the difference between Gray FS26440 and USAAF Light Gray?

ΔE 7 (close). USAAF Light Gray is a little lighter, warmer. Swatch colours are estimates.

Gray FS26440 vs USAAF Light Gray

Gray FS26440

Brand: Mr. Hobby
Range: Mr. Color
Code: C-325
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #9baa9d (estimate)

USAAF Light Gray

Brand: Vallejo
Range: Model Air
Code: 71.296
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #b0b3a0 (estimate)

How close are they?

ΔE 6.9, close: similar, with a visible difference side by side. USAAF Light Gray is a little lighter, warmer than Gray FS26440.

Can I use USAAF Light Gray instead of Gray FS26440?

Usually, if you are not matching paint already on the model. Close match (ΔE 7). USAAF Light Gray is a little lighter, warmer than Gray FS26440.

Can I use Gray FS26440 instead of USAAF Light Gray?

The same difference applies the other way round: Gray FS26440 is a little darker, 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 USAAF Light Gray on the colour wheel

Other Vallejo paints close to Gray FS26440

Gray FS26440 vs Light Green Grey (70.971)Model Color · ΔE 4, very close · closer than USAAF Light Gray
Gray FS26440 vs Light Gull Gray (71.121)Model Air · ΔE 5, very close · closer than USAAF Light Gray
Gray FS26440 vs Russ. AF Grey Blue (71.338)Model Air · ΔE 5, very close · closer than USAAF Light Gray

Other Mr. Hobby paints close to USAAF Light Gray

USAAF Light Gray vs Gray Green (C-128)Mr. Color · ΔE 4, very close · closer than Gray FS26440
USAAF Light Gray vs Light Gray (C-97)Mr. Color · ΔE 6, very close · closer than Gray FS26440
USAAF Light Gray vs JASDF Radome Gray (C-376)Mr. Color · ΔE 8, close

All matches: Gray FS26440 equivalents · USAAF Light Gray equivalents