What is the difference between Light Gray and Flanker Light Gray?

ΔE 6 (very close). Flanker Light Gray is more muted, warmer. Swatch colours are estimates.

Light Gray vs Flanker Light Gray

Light Gray

Brand: Mr. Hobby
Range: Mr. Color
Code: C-324
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #83a59e (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 5.8, very close: most people won’t see a difference side by side. Flanker Light Gray is more muted, warmer than Light Gray.

Can I use Flanker Light Gray instead of Light Gray?

Yes, for most jobs. Very close match (ΔE 6). Flanker Light Gray is more muted, warmer than Light Gray.

Can I use Light Gray instead of Flanker Light Gray?

The same difference applies the other way round: Light Gray is more saturated, 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 Gray on the colour wheel See Flanker Light Gray on the colour wheel

Other Vallejo paints close to Light Gray

Light Gray vs Light Blue RLM76 (71.257)Model Air · ΔE 3, very close · closer than Flanker Light Gray
Light Gray vs Light Blue RLM65 (71.255)Model Air · ΔE 4, very close · closer than Flanker Light Gray
Light Gray vs Russ. AF Grey Blue (71.338)Model Air · ΔE 6, very close

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 Gray
Flanker Light Gray vs Gray FS26440 (C-325)Mr. Color · ΔE 5, very close · closer than Light Gray
Flanker Light Gray vs Light Aircraft Gray BS381C 627 (C-332)Mr. Color · ΔE 7, close

All matches: Light Gray equivalents · Flanker Light Gray equivalents