What is the difference between Light Gray FS36495 and Pale Grey Blue?

ΔE 8 (close). Pale Grey Blue is a little darker, more saturated. Swatch colours are estimates.

Light Gray FS36495 vs Pale Grey Blue

Light Gray FS36495

Brand: Mr. Hobby
Range: Mr. Color
Code: C-338
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #b3babc (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 7.8, close: similar, with a visible difference side by side. Pale Grey Blue is a little darker, more saturated than Light Gray FS36495.

Can I use Pale Grey Blue instead of Light Gray FS36495?

Usually, if you are not matching paint already on the model. Close match (ΔE 8). Pale Grey Blue is a little darker, more saturated than Light Gray FS36495.

Can I use Light Gray FS36495 instead of Pale Grey Blue?

The same difference applies the other way round: Light Gray FS36495 is a little lighter, 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 Gray FS36495 on the colour wheel See Pale Grey Blue on the colour wheel

Other Vallejo paints close to Light Gray FS36495

Light Gray FS36495 vs Grey (70.601)Model Air · ΔE 2, very close · closer than Pale Grey Blue
Light Gray FS36495 vs USAF Light Gray (71.276)Model Air · ΔE 5, very close · closer than Pale Grey Blue
Light Gray FS36495 vs Stonewall Grey (72.049)Game Color · ΔE 9, 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 Light Gray FS36495
Pale Grey Blue vs Gray FS26440 (C-325)Mr. Color · ΔE 5, very close · closer than Light Gray FS36495
Pale Grey Blue vs Light Gray (C-97)Mr. Color · ΔE 6, close · closer than Light Gray FS36495

All matches: Light Gray FS36495 equivalents · Pale Grey Blue equivalents