What is the difference between Light Gray and Foul Green?

ΔE 24 (loose). Foul Green is a little lighter, much more saturated, cooler. Swatch colours are estimates.

Light Gray vs Foul Green

Light Gray

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

Foul Green

Brand: Vallejo
Range: Game Color
Code: 72.025
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #3dc1a4 (estimate)

How close are they?

ΔE 24.3, loose: different enough that you should pick on purpose. Foul Green is a little lighter, much more saturated, cooler than Light Gray.

Can I use Foul Green instead of Light Gray?

Not as a straight swap; see the closer alternatives below. Loose match (ΔE 24). Foul Green is a little lighter, much more saturated, cooler than Light Gray.

Can I use Light Gray instead of Foul Green?

The same difference applies the other way round: Light Gray is a little darker, much more muted, 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 Foul Green on the colour wheel

Other Vallejo paints close to Light Gray

Light Gray vs A-28M Greyish Blue (71.319)Model Air · ΔE 8, close · closer than Foul Green
Light Gray vs Medium Grey Blue (70.772)Model Color · ΔE 8, close · closer than Foul Green
Light Gray vs Light Blue RLM76 (71.257)Model Air · ΔE 9, close · closer than Foul Green

Other Mr. Hobby paints close to Foul Green

Foul Green vs Interior Turquoise Green Soviet (C-391)Mr. Color · ΔE 7, close · closer than Light Gray
Foul Green vs Light Blue (C-20)Mr. Color · ΔE 7, close · closer than Light Gray
Foul Green vs Pale Green (H-41)Aqueous Hobby Color · ΔE 19, loose · closer than Light Gray

All matches: Light Gray equivalents · Foul Green equivalents