What is the difference between Gray FS36320 and Light Blue RLM78?

ΔE 7 (close). Light Blue RLM78 is a little lighter, warmer. Swatch colours are estimates.

Gray FS36320 vs Light Blue RLM78

Gray FS36320

Brand: Mr. Hobby
Range: Aqueous Hobby Color
Code: H-307
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #63868f (estimate)

Light Blue RLM78

Brand: Vallejo
Range: Model Air
Code: 71.101
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #759090 (estimate)

How close are they?

ΔE 7.0, close: similar, with a visible difference side by side. Light Blue RLM78 is a little lighter, warmer than Gray FS36320.

Can I use Light Blue RLM78 instead of Gray FS36320?

Usually, if you are not matching paint already on the model. Close match (ΔE 7). Light Blue RLM78 is a little lighter, warmer than Gray FS36320.

Can I use Gray FS36320 instead of Light Blue RLM78?

The same difference applies the other way round: Gray FS36320 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 FS36320 on the colour wheel See Light Blue RLM78 on the colour wheel

Other Vallejo paints close to Gray FS36320

Gray FS36320 vs Pale Blue (71.008)Model Air · ΔE 4, very close · closer than Light Blue RLM78
Gray FS36320 vs Medium Gray (71.114)Model Air · ΔE 5, very close · closer than Light Blue RLM78
Gray FS36320 vs AMT-7 Greyish Blue (71.318)Model Air · ΔE 6, very close · closer than Light Blue RLM78

Other Mr. Hobby paints close to Light Blue RLM78

Light Blue RLM78 vs Barley Gray BS4800/18B21 (C-334)Mr. Color · ΔE 1, very close · closer than Gray FS36320
Light Blue RLM78 vs Gray FS36375 (C-308)Mr. Color · ΔE 4, very close · closer than Gray FS36320
Light Blue RLM78 vs Gray FS36375 (H-308)Aqueous Hobby Color · ΔE 4, very close · closer than Gray FS36320

All matches: Gray FS36320 equivalents · Light Blue RLM78 equivalents