What is the difference between Miskatonic Grey and USAAF Light Gray?

ΔE 9 (close). USAAF Light Gray is more saturated. Swatch colours are estimates.

Miskatonic Grey vs USAAF Light Gray

Miskatonic Grey

Brand: Scale75
Range: Fantasy & Games
Code: SFG47
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #bbb7b4 (estimate)

USAAF Light Gray

Brand: Vallejo
Range: Model Air
Code: 71.296
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #b0b3a0 (estimate)

How close are they?

ΔE 9.4, close: similar, with a visible difference side by side. USAAF Light Gray is more saturated than Miskatonic Grey.

Can I use USAAF Light Gray instead of Miskatonic Grey?

Usually, if you are not matching paint already on the model. Close match (ΔE 9). USAAF Light Gray is more saturated than Miskatonic Grey.

Can I use Miskatonic Grey instead of USAAF Light Gray?

The same difference applies the other way round: Miskatonic Grey is 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 Miskatonic Grey on the colour wheel See USAAF Light Gray on the colour wheel

Other Vallejo paints close to Miskatonic Grey

Miskatonic Grey vs Stonewall Grey (72.049)Game Color · ΔE 4, very close · closer than USAAF Light Gray
Miskatonic Grey vs Grey (70.601)Model Air · ΔE 5, very close · closer than USAAF Light Gray
Miskatonic Grey vs USAF Light Gray (71.276)Model Air · ΔE 5, very close · closer than USAAF Light Gray

Other Scale75 paints close to USAAF Light Gray

USAAF Light Gray vs Hellbound Flesh (SFG16)Fantasy & Games · ΔE 5, very close · closer than Miskatonic Grey
USAAF Light Gray vs Pastel Green (Artist)Scalecolor Artist · ΔE 9, close · closer than Miskatonic Grey
USAAF Light Gray vs Mojave White (SC62)Scalecolor · ΔE 11, fair

All matches: Miskatonic Grey equivalents · USAAF Light Gray equivalents