What is the difference between Gray FS36118 and Scurvy Green?

ΔE 12 (fair). Scurvy Green is more saturated, warmer. Swatch colours are estimates.

Gray FS36118 vs Scurvy Green

Gray FS36118

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

Scurvy Green

Brand: Vallejo
Range: Game Color
Code: 72.027
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #226e69 (estimate)

How close are they?

ΔE 11.6, fair: the same colour family, but not a straight swap. Scurvy Green is more saturated, warmer than Gray FS36118.

Can I use Scurvy Green instead of Gray FS36118?

Only where an exact match doesn’t matter, such as a new unit or a highlight. Fair match (ΔE 12). Scurvy Green is more saturated, warmer than Gray FS36118.

Can I use Gray FS36118 instead of Scurvy Green?

The same difference applies the other way round: Gray FS36118 is more muted, 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 FS36118 on the colour wheel See Scurvy Green on the colour wheel

Other Vallejo paints close to Gray FS36118

Gray FS36118 vs Faded P.R.U. Blue (71.109)Model Air · ΔE 7, close · closer than Scurvy Green
Gray FS36118 vs Pacific Green (70.757)Model Color · ΔE 8, close · closer than Scurvy Green
Gray FS36118 vs Medium Gray (71.114)Model Air · ΔE 8, close · closer than Scurvy Green

Other Mr. Hobby paints close to Scurvy Green

Scurvy Green vs Grayish Blue FS35237 (H-337)Aqueous Hobby Color · ΔE 7, close · closer than Gray FS36118
Scurvy Green vs Light Green (C-319)Mr. Color · ΔE 7, close · closer than Gray FS36118
Scurvy Green vs RLM 83 Dark Green (H-423)Aqueous Hobby Color · ΔE 9, close · closer than Gray FS36118

All matches: Gray FS36118 equivalents · Scurvy Green equivalents