What is the difference between IDF Gray 3 Modern and Concrete?

ΔE 7 (close). Concrete is a little darker, more muted. Swatch colours are estimates.

IDF Gray 3 Modern vs Concrete

IDF Gray 3 Modern

Brand: Mr. Hobby
Range: Mr. Color
Code: C-530
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #736f5b (estimate)

Concrete

Brand: Vallejo
Range: Model Air
Code: 71.131
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #69665d (estimate)

How close are they?

ΔE 7.3, close: similar, with a visible difference side by side. Concrete is a little darker, more muted than IDF Gray 3 Modern.

Can I use Concrete instead of IDF Gray 3 Modern?

Usually, if you are not matching paint already on the model. Close match (ΔE 7). Concrete is a little darker, more muted than IDF Gray 3 Modern.

Can I use IDF Gray 3 Modern instead of Concrete?

The same difference applies the other way round: IDF Gray 3 Modern is a little lighter, 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 IDF Gray 3 Modern on the colour wheel See Concrete on the colour wheel

Other Vallejo paints close to IDF Gray 3 Modern

IDF Gray 3 Modern vs 7K Russian Tan (71.283)Model Air · ΔE 3, very close · closer than Concrete
IDF Gray 3 Modern vs Stone Grey (70.884)Model Color · ΔE 4, very close · closer than Concrete
IDF Gray 3 Modern vs Germ. Beige WWII (70.821)Model Color · ΔE 4, very close · closer than Concrete

Other Mr. Hobby paints close to Concrete

Concrete vs Dark Gray 2 (H-83)Aqueous Hobby Color · ΔE 3, very close · closer than IDF Gray 3 Modern
Concrete vs Smoke Gray (H-95)Aqueous Hobby Color · ΔE 5, very close · closer than IDF Gray 3 Modern
Concrete vs Brown FS30219 (C-310)Mr. Color · ΔE 5, very close · closer than IDF Gray 3 Modern

All matches: IDF Gray 3 Modern equivalents · Concrete equivalents