What is the difference between Rodent Grey and M495 Light Gray?

ΔE 8 (close). M495 Light Gray is a little lighter, cooler. Swatch colours are estimates.

Rodent Grey vs M495 Light Gray

Rodent Grey

Brand: Two Thin Coats
Range: Triads: highlights
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #7b7b69 (estimate)

M495 Light Gray

Brand: Vallejo
Range: Model Air
Code: 71.298
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #8e917f (estimate)

How close are they?

ΔE 8.4, close: similar, with a visible difference side by side. M495 Light Gray is a little lighter, cooler than Rodent Grey.

Can I use M495 Light Gray instead of Rodent Grey?

Usually, if you are not matching paint already on the model. Close match (ΔE 8). M495 Light Gray is a little lighter, cooler than Rodent Grey.

Can I use Rodent Grey instead of M495 Light Gray?

The same difference applies the other way round: Rodent Grey is a little darker, 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 Rodent Grey on the colour wheel See M495 Light Gray on the colour wheel

Other Vallejo paints close to Rodent Grey

Rodent Grey vs IJN Ash Grey (71.311)Model Air · ΔE 1, very close · closer than M495 Light Gray
Rodent Grey vs Stone Grey (70.884)Model Color · ΔE 3, very close · closer than M495 Light Gray
Rodent Grey vs UK Light Mud (71.284)Model Air · ΔE 4, very close · closer than M495 Light Gray

Other Two Thin Coats paints close to M495 Light Gray

M495 Light Gray vs Kobold GreyTriads: highlights · ΔE 4, very close · closer than Rodent Grey
M495 Light Gray vs Griffon ClawTriads: shadows · ΔE 7, close · closer than Rodent Grey
M495 Light Gray vs Temple StoneTriads: highlights · ΔE 9, close

All matches: Rodent Grey equivalents · M495 Light Gray equivalents