What is the difference between Light Gray and A-28M Greyish Blue?

ΔE 8 (close). A-28M Greyish Blue is a little darker, cooler. Swatch colours are estimates.

Light Gray vs A-28M Greyish Blue

Light Gray

Brand: Mr. Hobby
Range: Aqueous Hobby Color
Code: H-324
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #83ae9c (estimate)

A-28M Greyish Blue

Brand: Vallejo
Range: Model Air
Code: 71.319
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #68a093 (estimate)

How close are they?

ΔE 7.5, close: similar, with a visible difference side by side. A-28M Greyish Blue is a little darker, cooler than Light Gray.

Can I use A-28M Greyish Blue instead of Light Gray?

Usually, if you are not matching paint already on the model. Close match (ΔE 8). A-28M Greyish Blue is a little darker, cooler than Light Gray.

Can I use Light Gray instead of A-28M Greyish Blue?

The same difference applies the other way round: Light Gray is a little lighter, 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 Gray on the colour wheel See A-28M Greyish Blue on the colour wheel

Other Vallejo paints close to Light Gray

Light Gray vs Medium Grey Blue (70.772)Model Color · ΔE 8, close
Light Gray vs Light Blue RLM76 (71.257)Model Air · ΔE 9, close
Light Gray vs Interior Grey Green (71.305)Model Air · ΔE 10, close

Other Mr. Hobby paints close to A-28M Greyish Blue

A-28M Greyish Blue vs IJN Gray Green Nakajima (C-56)Mr. Color · ΔE 3, very close · closer than Light Gray
A-28M Greyish Blue vs IJN Gray Green Nakajima (N-62)Acrysion · ΔE 3, very close · closer than Light Gray
A-28M Greyish Blue vs Light Aircraft Gray BS381C/627 (H-332)Aqueous Hobby Color · ΔE 7, close · closer than Light Gray

All matches: Light Gray equivalents · A-28M Greyish Blue equivalents