What is the difference between Light Aircraft Gray BS381C 627 and US Desert Arm.?

ΔE 12 (fair). US Desert Arm. is more saturated, warmer. Swatch colours are estimates.

Light Aircraft Gray BS381C 627 vs US Desert Arm.

Light Aircraft Gray BS381C 627

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

US Desert Arm.

Brand: Vallejo
Range: Model Air
Code: 71.122
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #a09076 (estimate)

How close are they?

ΔE 11.5, fair: the same colour family, but not a straight swap. US Desert Arm. is more saturated, warmer than Light Aircraft Gray BS381C 627.

Can I use US Desert Arm. instead of Light Aircraft Gray BS381C 627?

Only where an exact match doesn’t matter, such as a new unit or a highlight. Fair match (ΔE 12). US Desert Arm. is more saturated, warmer than Light Aircraft Gray BS381C 627.

Can I use Light Aircraft Gray BS381C 627 instead of US Desert Arm.?

The same difference applies the other way round: Light Aircraft Gray BS381C 627 is more muted, cooler.

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 US Desert Arm. 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 US Desert Arm.
Light Aircraft Gray BS381C 627 vs IJN Medium Grey (71.312)Model Air · ΔE 3, very close · closer than US Desert Arm.
Light Aircraft Gray BS381C 627 vs Cement Grey (71.045)Model Air · ΔE 4, very close · closer than US Desert Arm.

Other Mr. Hobby paints close to US Desert Arm.

US Desert Arm. vs RLM 02 Gray (C-60)Mr. Color · ΔE 6, very close · closer than Light Aircraft Gray BS381C 627
US Desert Arm. vs RLM 02 Gray (N-70)Acrysion · ΔE 6, very close · closer than Light Aircraft Gray BS381C 627
US Desert Arm. vs Light Brown (C-321)Mr. Color · ΔE 10, close · closer than Light Aircraft Gray BS381C 627

All matches: Light Aircraft Gray BS381C 627 equivalents · US Desert Arm. equivalents