What is the difference between Gray FS36231 and Grey RLM02?

ΔE 7 (close). Grey RLM02 is a little darker, warmer. Swatch colours are estimates.

Gray FS36231 vs Grey RLM02

Gray FS36231

Brand: Mr. Hobby
Range: Mr. Color
Code: C-317
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #67766c (estimate)

Grey RLM02

Brand: Vallejo
Range: Model Air
Code: 71.044
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #666b5a (estimate)

How close are they?

ΔE 6.9, close: similar, with a visible difference side by side. Grey RLM02 is a little darker, warmer than Gray FS36231.

Can I use Grey RLM02 instead of Gray FS36231?

Usually, if you are not matching paint already on the model. Close match (ΔE 7). Grey RLM02 is a little darker, warmer than Gray FS36231.

Can I use Gray FS36231 instead of Grey RLM02?

The same difference applies the other way round: Gray FS36231 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 FS36231 on the colour wheel See Grey RLM02 on the colour wheel

Other Vallejo paints close to Gray FS36231

Gray FS36231 vs Grey Green (71.340)Model Air · ΔE 3, very close · closer than Grey RLM02
Gray FS36231 vs Green (71.329)Model Air · ΔE 5, very close · closer than Grey RLM02
Gray FS36231 vs Light Grey RLM63 (71.260)Model Air · ΔE 6, very close · closer than Grey RLM02

Other Mr. Hobby paints close to Grey RLM02

Grey RLM02 vs IDF Gray 3 Modern (C-530)Mr. Color · ΔE 5, very close · closer than Gray FS36231
Grey RLM02 vs Dark Seagray (C-25)Mr. Color · ΔE 6, very close · closer than Gray FS36231
Grey RLM02 vs IDF Gray 2 (-1981 Golan) (C-529)Mr. Color · ΔE 8, close

All matches: Gray FS36231 equivalents · Grey RLM02 equivalents