What is the difference between Gray FS36375 and Flanker Blue?

ΔE 6 (close). Flanker Blue is a little lighter, cooler. Swatch colours are estimates.

Gray FS36375 vs Flanker Blue

Gray FS36375

Brand: Mr. Hobby
Range: Mr. Color
Code: C-308
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #789a9c (estimate)

Flanker Blue

Brand: Vallejo
Range: Model Air
Code: 71.337
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #84aab0 (estimate)

How close are they?

ΔE 6.4, close: similar, with a visible difference side by side. Flanker Blue is a little lighter, cooler than Gray FS36375.

Can I use Flanker Blue instead of Gray FS36375?

Usually, if you are not matching paint already on the model. Close match (ΔE 6). Flanker Blue is a little lighter, cooler than Gray FS36375.

Can I use Gray FS36375 instead of Flanker Blue?

The same difference applies the other way round: Gray FS36375 is a little darker, 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 FS36375 on the colour wheel See Flanker Blue on the colour wheel

Other Vallejo paints close to Gray FS36375

Gray FS36375 vs Pale Blue (70.906)Model Color · ΔE 3, very close · closer than Flanker Blue
Gray FS36375 vs Light Blue RLM78 (71.101)Model Air · ΔE 4, very close · closer than Flanker Blue
Gray FS36375 vs Pale Blue (71.008)Model Air · ΔE 4, very close · closer than Flanker Blue

Other Mr. Hobby paints close to Flanker Blue

Flanker Blue vs RLM 78 Light Blue (C-118)Mr. Color · ΔE 6, very close · closer than Gray FS36375
Flanker Blue vs Gray FS36375 (H-308)Aqueous Hobby Color · ΔE 6, close
Flanker Blue vs IJN Gray Mitsubishi (C-35)Mr. Color · ΔE 6, close

All matches: Gray FS36375 equivalents · Flanker Blue equivalents