What is the difference between Deep Ocean Blue and Gray FS36081?

ΔE 8 (close). Gray FS36081 is a little lighter, warmer. Swatch colours are estimates.

Deep Ocean Blue vs Gray FS36081

Deep Ocean Blue

Brand: Army Painter
Range: Warpaints Fanatic
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #223242 (estimate)

Gray FS36081

Brand: Mr. Hobby
Range: Mr. Color
Code: C-301
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #393f4d (estimate)

How close are they?

ΔE 7.6, close: similar, with a visible difference side by side. Gray FS36081 is a little lighter, warmer than Deep Ocean Blue.

Can I use Gray FS36081 instead of Deep Ocean Blue?

Usually, if you are not matching paint already on the model. Close match (ΔE 8). Gray FS36081 is a little lighter, warmer than Deep Ocean Blue.

Can I use Deep Ocean Blue instead of Gray FS36081?

The same difference applies the other way round: Deep Ocean Blue is a little darker, cooler.

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 Deep Ocean Blue on the colour wheel See Gray FS36081 on the colour wheel

Other Mr. Hobby paints close to Deep Ocean Blue

Deep Ocean Blue vs RLM 70 Black Green (C-18)Mr. Color · ΔE 2, very close · closer than Gray FS36081
Deep Ocean Blue vs JASDF Deep Ocean Blue (C-375)Mr. Color · ΔE 7, close · closer than Gray FS36081
Deep Ocean Blue vs Gray FS36081 (H-301)Aqueous Hobby Color · ΔE 8, close

Other Army Painter paints close to Gray FS36081

Gray FS36081 vs Night SkyWarpaints Fanatic · ΔE 5, very close · closer than Deep Ocean Blue
Gray FS36081 vs Crow HueWarpaints Air · ΔE 8, close
Gray FS36081 vs Terrestrial TitanWarpaints Fanatic · ΔE 8, close

All matches: Deep Ocean Blue equivalents · Gray FS36081 equivalents