What is the difference between JASDF Radome Gray and Light Blue?

ΔE 7 (close). Light Blue is more saturated. Swatch colours are estimates.

JASDF Radome Gray vs Light Blue

JASDF Radome Gray

Brand: Mr. Hobby
Range: Mr. Color
Code: C-376
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #b3bfb8 (estimate)

Light Blue

Brand: Vallejo
Range: Model Air
Code: 71.328
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #b8c6b2 (estimate)

How close are they?

ΔE 7.3, close: similar, with a visible difference side by side. Light Blue is more saturated than JASDF Radome Gray.

Can I use Light Blue instead of JASDF Radome Gray?

Usually, if you are not matching paint already on the model. Close match (ΔE 7). Light Blue is more saturated than JASDF Radome Gray.

Can I use JASDF Radome Gray instead of Light Blue?

The same difference applies the other way round: JASDF Radome Gray is more muted.

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 JASDF Radome Gray on the colour wheel See Light Blue on the colour wheel

Other Vallejo paints close to JASDF Radome Gray

JASDF Radome Gray vs USAF Light Gray (71.276)Model Air · ΔE 2, very close · closer than Light Blue
JASDF Radome Gray vs Grey (70.601)Model Air · ΔE 7, close · closer than Light Blue
JASDF Radome Gray vs Pale Grey Blue (70.907)Model Color · ΔE 7, close · closer than Light Blue

Other Mr. Hobby paints close to Light Blue

Light Blue vs Light Gray FS36495 (H-338)Aqueous Hobby Color · ΔE 4, very close · closer than JASDF Radome Gray
Light Blue vs Light Gray (C-97)Mr. Color · ΔE 6, close · closer than JASDF Radome Gray
Light Blue vs Gray FS16440 (H-315)Aqueous Hobby Color · ΔE 7, close

All matches: JASDF Radome Gray equivalents · Light Blue equivalents