What is the difference between Gray FS36118 and Faded P.R.U. Blue?

ΔE 7 (close). Faded P.R.U. Blue is cooler. Swatch colours are estimates.

Gray FS36118 vs Faded P.R.U. Blue

Gray FS36118

Brand: Mr. Hobby
Range: Aqueous Hobby Color
Code: H-305
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #476c6e (estimate)

Faded P.R.U. Blue

Brand: Vallejo
Range: Model Air
Code: 71.109
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #4e6c78 (estimate)

How close are they?

ΔE 6.9, close: similar, with a visible difference side by side. Faded P.R.U. Blue is cooler than Gray FS36118.

Can I use Faded P.R.U. Blue instead of Gray FS36118?

Usually, if you are not matching paint already on the model. Close match (ΔE 7). Faded P.R.U. Blue is cooler than Gray FS36118.

Can I use Gray FS36118 instead of Faded P.R.U. Blue?

The same difference applies the other way round: Gray FS36118 is warmer.

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 FS36118 on the colour wheel See Faded P.R.U. Blue on the colour wheel

Other Vallejo paints close to Gray FS36118

Gray FS36118 vs Pacific Green (70.757)Model Color · ΔE 8, close
Gray FS36118 vs Medium Gray (71.114)Model Air · ΔE 8, close
Gray FS36118 vs Green (71.329)Model Air · ΔE 9, close

Other Mr. Hobby paints close to Faded P.R.U. Blue

Faded P.R.U. Blue vs Gray (Grau) (C-514)Mr. Color · ΔE 2, very close · closer than Gray FS36118
Faded P.R.U. Blue vs Gray (Grau) (H-514)Aqueous Hobby Color · ΔE 2, very close · closer than Gray FS36118
Faded P.R.U. Blue vs Faded Gray (Blassgrau) (C-515)Mr. Color · ΔE 3, very close · closer than Gray FS36118

All matches: Gray FS36118 equivalents · Faded P.R.U. Blue equivalents