What is the difference between Light Aircraft Gray BS381C 627 and Sky Type S?

ΔE 6 (close). Sky Type S is a little lighter, more saturated. Swatch colours are estimates.

Light Aircraft Gray BS381C 627 vs Sky Type S

Light Aircraft Gray BS381C 627

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

Sky Type S

Brand: Vallejo
Range: Model Air
Code: 71.302
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #939e85 (estimate)

How close are they?

ΔE 6.1, close: similar, with a visible difference side by side. Sky Type S is a little lighter, more saturated than Light Aircraft Gray BS381C 627.

Can I use Sky Type S instead of Light Aircraft Gray BS381C 627?

Usually, if you are not matching paint already on the model. Close match (ΔE 6). Sky Type S is a little lighter, more saturated than Light Aircraft Gray BS381C 627.

Can I use Light Aircraft Gray BS381C 627 instead of Sky Type S?

The same difference applies the other way round: Light Aircraft Gray BS381C 627 is a little darker, 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 Light Aircraft Gray BS381C 627 on the colour wheel See Sky Type S 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 Sky Type S
Light Aircraft Gray BS381C 627 vs IJN Medium Grey (71.312)Model Air · ΔE 3, very close · closer than Sky Type S
Light Aircraft Gray BS381C 627 vs Cement Grey (71.045)Model Air · ΔE 4, very close · closer than Sky Type S

Other Mr. Hobby paints close to Sky Type S

Sky Type S vs Gray Green (C-128)Mr. Color · ΔE 7, close
Sky Type S vs RLM 02 Gray (C-60)Mr. Color · ΔE 8, close
Sky Type S vs RLM 02 Gray (N-70)Acrysion · ΔE 8, close

All matches: Light Aircraft Gray BS381C 627 equivalents · Sky Type S equivalents