What is the difference between Grayish Blue FS35237 and Medium Gray?

ΔE 8 (close). Medium Gray is a little lighter, more muted. Swatch colours are estimates.

Grayish Blue FS35237 vs Medium Gray

Grayish Blue FS35237

Brand: Mr. Hobby
Range: Mr. Color
Code: C-337
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #45737e (estimate)

Medium Gray

Brand: Vallejo
Range: Model Air
Code: 71.114
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #617a80 (estimate)

How close are they?

ΔE 7.9, close: similar, with a visible difference side by side. Medium Gray is a little lighter, more muted than Grayish Blue FS35237.

Can I use Medium Gray instead of Grayish Blue FS35237?

Usually, if you are not matching paint already on the model. Close match (ΔE 8). Medium Gray is a little lighter, more muted than Grayish Blue FS35237.

Can I use Grayish Blue FS35237 instead of Medium Gray?

The same difference applies the other way round: Grayish Blue FS35237 is a little darker, more saturated.

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 Grayish Blue FS35237 on the colour wheel See Medium Gray on the colour wheel

Other Vallejo paints close to Grayish Blue FS35237

Grayish Blue FS35237 vs Faded P.R.U. Blue (71.109)Model Air · ΔE 5, very close · closer than Medium Gray
Grayish Blue FS35237 vs IDF Blue (71.113)Model Air · ΔE 7, close · closer than Medium Gray
Grayish Blue FS35237 vs Blue Green (70.808)Model Color · ΔE 9, close

Other Mr. Hobby paints close to Medium Gray

Medium Gray vs Medium Seagray BS381C 637 (C-335)Mr. Color · ΔE 2, very close · closer than Grayish Blue FS35237
Medium Gray vs IJN Gray (H-61)Aqueous Hobby Color · ΔE 2, very close · closer than Grayish Blue FS35237
Medium Gray vs Neutral Gray (C-13)Mr. Color · ΔE 4, very close · closer than Grayish Blue FS35237

All matches: Grayish Blue FS35237 equivalents · Medium Gray equivalents