COLOR vs FCP - three-way color corrector adequate?

The route between FCP and Color doesn't always seem to be entirely smooth. I've realised I can get very similiar grades with the FCP color corrector.
Obviously, I don't have the scopes and displays. But I can do pretty well 'by eye'...
I assume for basic grading, there is no real difference? Any opinions?

Patrick Sheffield wrote:
I say horses for courses...
I'm glad you said that.
FWW, FCP uses a YCbCr colorspace, and Color uses RGB.
For a quick comparison check this out:
http://www.fini.tv/2010/03/23/color-wheels-in-final-cut-pro-and-apples-color/
The basic idea is, when correcting in YCbCr, address luminosity (brightness)
issues first, then hue and saturation.

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