What is the difference between Light Aircraft Gray BS381C 627 and Flanker Light Gray?

ΔE 7 (close). Flanker Light Gray is a little lighter, cooler. Swatch colours are estimates.

Light Aircraft Gray BS381C 627 vs Flanker Light Gray

Light Aircraft Gray BS381C 627

Brand: Mr. Hobby
Range: Mr. Color
Code: C-332
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #8c9484 (estimate)

Flanker Light Gray

Brand: Vallejo
Range: Model Air
Code: 71.335
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #8c9e96 (estimate)

How close are they?

ΔE 6.7, close: similar, with a visible difference side by side. Flanker Light Gray is a little lighter, cooler than Light Aircraft Gray BS381C 627.

Can I use Flanker Light Gray instead of Light Aircraft Gray BS381C 627?

Usually, if you are not matching paint already on the model. Close match (ΔE 7). Flanker Light Gray is a little lighter, cooler than Light Aircraft Gray BS381C 627.

Can I use Light Aircraft Gray BS381C 627 instead of Flanker Light Gray?

The same difference applies the other way round: Light Aircraft Gray BS381C 627 is a little darker, warmer.

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 Light Aircraft Gray BS381C 627 on the colour wheel See Flanker Light Gray on the colour wheel

Other Vallejo paints close to Light Aircraft Gray BS381C 627

Light Aircraft Gray BS381C 627 vs M495 Light Gray (71.298)Model Air · ΔE 2, very close · closer than Flanker Light Gray
Light Aircraft Gray BS381C 627 vs IJN Medium Grey (71.312)Model Air · ΔE 3, very close · closer than Flanker Light Gray
Light Aircraft Gray BS381C 627 vs Cement Grey (71.045)Model Air · ΔE 4, very close · closer than Flanker Light Gray

Other Mr. Hobby paints close to Flanker Light Gray

Flanker Light Gray vs Gray FS16440 (C-315)Mr. Color · ΔE 4, very close · closer than Light Aircraft Gray BS381C 627
Flanker Light Gray vs Gray FS26440 (C-325)Mr. Color · ΔE 5, very close · closer than Light Aircraft Gray BS381C 627
Flanker Light Gray vs Light Gray (C-324)Mr. Color · ΔE 6, very close · closer than Light Aircraft Gray BS381C 627

All matches: Light Aircraft Gray BS381C 627 equivalents · Flanker Light Gray equivalents