What is the difference between IJN Hull Color/Kure and Aggressor Gray?

ΔE 7 (close). Aggressor Gray is a little darker. Swatch colours are estimates.

IJN Hull Color/Kure vs Aggressor Gray

IJN Hull Color/Kure

Brand: Mr. Hobby
Range: Mr. Color
Code: C-601
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #818690 (estimate)

Aggressor Gray

Brand: Vallejo
Range: Model Air
Code: 71.274
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #6f757d (estimate)

How close are they?

ΔE 6.9, close: similar, with a visible difference side by side. Aggressor Gray is a little darker than IJN Hull Color/Kure.

Can I use Aggressor Gray instead of IJN Hull Color/Kure?

Usually, if you are not matching paint already on the model. Close match (ΔE 7). Aggressor Gray is a little darker than IJN Hull Color/Kure.

Can I use IJN Hull Color/Kure instead of Aggressor Gray?

The same difference applies the other way round: IJN Hull Color/Kure is a little lighter.

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 IJN Hull Color/Kure on the colour wheel See Aggressor Gray on the colour wheel

Other Vallejo paints close to IJN Hull Color/Kure

IJN Hull Color/Kure vs Light Gray (71.050)Model Air · ΔE 4, very close · closer than Aggressor Gray
IJN Hull Color/Kure vs USAF Medium Gray (71.275)Model Air · ΔE 4, very close · closer than Aggressor Gray
IJN Hull Color/Kure vs Light Grey (70.990)Model Color · ΔE 4, very close · closer than Aggressor Gray

Other Mr. Hobby paints close to Aggressor Gray

Aggressor Gray vs Neutral Gray (C-13)Mr. Color · ΔE 4, very close · closer than IJN Hull Color/Kure
Aggressor Gray vs JMSDF 2704 Gray N5 (C-607)Mr. Color · ΔE 4, very close · closer than IJN Hull Color/Kure
Aggressor Gray vs IJN Hull Color/Sasebo (C-602)Mr. Color · ΔE 5, very close · closer than IJN Hull Color/Kure

All matches: IJN Hull Color/Kure equivalents · Aggressor Gray equivalents