What is the difference between RLM 02 Gray and Loam Beige?

ΔE 8 (close). Loam Beige is a little darker, more saturated. Swatch colours are estimates.

RLM 02 Gray vs Loam Beige

RLM 02 Gray

Brand: Mr. Hobby
Range: Acrysion
Code: N-70
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #908d73 (estimate)

Loam Beige

Brand: Vallejo
Range: Model Air
Code: 71.245
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #88805c (estimate)

How close are they?

ΔE 8.0, close: similar, with a visible difference side by side. Loam Beige is a little darker, more saturated than RLM 02 Gray.

Can I use Loam Beige instead of RLM 02 Gray?

Usually, if you are not matching paint already on the model. Close match (ΔE 8). Loam Beige is a little darker, more saturated than RLM 02 Gray.

Can I use RLM 02 Gray instead of Loam Beige?

The same difference applies the other way round: RLM 02 Gray 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 RLM 02 Gray on the colour wheel See Loam Beige on the colour wheel

Other Vallejo paints close to RLM 02 Gray

RLM 02 Gray vs IDF Sand Grey (71.141)Model Air · ΔE 4, very close · closer than Loam Beige
RLM 02 Gray vs M495 Light Gray (71.298)Model Air · ΔE 5, very close · closer than Loam Beige
RLM 02 Gray vs US Sand (71.138)Model Air · ΔE 6, very close · closer than Loam Beige

Other Mr. Hobby paints close to Loam Beige

Loam Beige vs RLM 02 Gray (H-70)Aqueous Hobby Color · ΔE 5, very close · closer than RLM 02 Gray
Loam Beige vs RLM 02 Gray (C-60)Mr. Color · ΔE 8, close
Loam Beige vs Dark Earth (H-72)Aqueous Hobby Color · ΔE 9, close

All matches: RLM 02 Gray equivalents · Loam Beige equivalents