What is the difference between JASDF Radome Gray and Pale Grey Blue?

ΔE 7 (close). Pale Grey Blue is a little darker. Swatch colours are estimates.

JASDF Radome Gray vs Pale Grey Blue

JASDF Radome Gray

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

Pale Grey Blue

Brand: Vallejo
Range: Model Color
Code: 70.907
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #9bafab (estimate)

How close are they?

ΔE 7.2, close: similar, with a visible difference side by side. Pale Grey Blue is a little darker than JASDF Radome Gray.

Can I use Pale Grey Blue instead of JASDF Radome Gray?

Usually, if you are not matching paint already on the model. Close match (ΔE 7). Pale Grey Blue is a little darker than JASDF Radome Gray.

Can I use JASDF Radome Gray instead of Pale Grey Blue?

The same difference applies the other way round: JASDF Radome Gray 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 JASDF Radome Gray on the colour wheel See Pale Grey 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 Pale Grey Blue
JASDF Radome Gray vs Grey (70.601)Model Air · ΔE 7, close · closer than Pale Grey Blue
JASDF Radome Gray vs Light Blue (71.328)Model Air · ΔE 7, close

Other Mr. Hobby paints close to Pale Grey Blue

Pale Grey Blue vs Gray FS16440 (C-315)Mr. Color · ΔE 5, very close · closer than JASDF Radome Gray
Pale Grey Blue vs Gray FS26440 (C-325)Mr. Color · ΔE 5, very close · closer than JASDF Radome Gray
Pale Grey Blue vs Light Gray (C-97)Mr. Color · ΔE 6, close · closer than JASDF Radome Gray

All matches: JASDF Radome Gray equivalents · Pale Grey Blue equivalents