What is the difference between Gray FS36375 and Light Blue RLM76?

ΔE 7 (close). Light Blue RLM76 is a little lighter, warmer. Swatch colours are estimates.

Gray FS36375 vs Light Blue RLM76

Gray FS36375

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

Light Blue RLM76

Brand: Vallejo
Range: Model Air
Code: 71.257
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #8ba59f (estimate)

How close are they?

ΔE 6.8, close: similar, with a visible difference side by side. Light Blue RLM76 is a little lighter, warmer than Gray FS36375.

Can I use Light Blue RLM76 instead of Gray FS36375?

Usually, if you are not matching paint already on the model. Close match (ΔE 7). Light Blue RLM76 is a little lighter, warmer than Gray FS36375.

Can I use Gray FS36375 instead of Light Blue RLM76?

The same difference applies the other way round: Gray FS36375 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 FS36375 on the colour wheel See Light Blue RLM76 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 Light Blue RLM76
Gray FS36375 vs Light Blue RLM78 (71.101)Model Air · ΔE 4, very close · closer than Light Blue RLM76
Gray FS36375 vs Pale Blue (71.008)Model Air · ΔE 4, very close · closer than Light Blue RLM76

Other Mr. Hobby paints close to Light Blue RLM76

Light Blue RLM76 vs Light Gray (C-324)Mr. Color · ΔE 3, very close · closer than Gray FS36375
Light Blue RLM76 vs Gray FS16440 (C-315)Mr. Color · ΔE 3, very close · closer than Gray FS36375
Light Blue RLM76 vs Gray FS26440 (C-325)Mr. Color · ΔE 6, very close · closer than Gray FS36375

All matches: Gray FS36375 equivalents · Light Blue RLM76 equivalents