What is the difference between Medium Seagray BS381C/637 and USAF Green?

ΔE 7 (close). USAF Green is a little darker, more muted. Swatch colours are estimates.

Medium Seagray BS381C/637 vs USAF Green

Medium Seagray BS381C/637

Brand: Mr. Hobby
Range: Aqueous Hobby Color
Code: H-335
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #415f5d (estimate)

USAF Green

Brand: Vallejo
Range: Model Air
Code: 71.124
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #445455 (estimate)

How close are they?

ΔE 6.6, close: similar, with a visible difference side by side. USAF Green is a little darker, more muted than Medium Seagray BS381C/637.

Can I use USAF Green instead of Medium Seagray BS381C/637?

Usually, if you are not matching paint already on the model. Close match (ΔE 7). USAF Green is a little darker, more muted than Medium Seagray BS381C/637.

Can I use Medium Seagray BS381C/637 instead of USAF Green?

The same difference applies the other way round: Medium Seagray BS381C/637 is a little lighter, more saturated.

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 Medium Seagray BS381C/637 on the colour wheel See USAF Green on the colour wheel

Other Vallejo paints close to Medium Seagray BS381C/637

Medium Seagray BS381C/637 vs A-14 Steel Grey (71.336)Model Air · ΔE 8, close
Medium Seagray BS381C/637 vs Green (71.329)Model Air · ΔE 8, close
Medium Seagray BS381C/637 vs Green Grey (71.341)Model Air · ΔE 8, close

Other Mr. Hobby paints close to USAF Green

USAF Green vs Field Gray 2 (C-52)Mr. Color · ΔE 3, very close · closer than Medium Seagray BS381C/637
USAF Green vs Field Gray 2 (H-48)Aqueous Hobby Color · ΔE 3, very close · closer than Medium Seagray BS381C/637
USAF Green vs RLM 75 Gray Violet (C-37)Mr. Color · ΔE 4, very close · closer than Medium Seagray BS381C/637

All matches: Medium Seagray BS381C/637 equivalents · USAF Green equivalents