What is the difference between Scarab Green and Engine Gray FS16081?

ΔE 7 (close). Engine Gray FS16081 is more muted. Swatch colours are estimates.

Scarab Green vs Engine Gray FS16081

Scarab Green

Brand: Army Painter
Range: Warpaints Fanatic
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #1f3c42 (estimate)

Engine Gray FS16081

Brand: Mr. Hobby
Range: Aqueous Hobby Color
Code: H-339
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #323c42 (estimate)

How close are they?

ΔE 6.8, close: similar, with a visible difference side by side. Engine Gray FS16081 is more muted than Scarab Green.

Can I use Engine Gray FS16081 instead of Scarab Green?

Usually, if you are not matching paint already on the model. Close match (ΔE 7). Engine Gray FS16081 is more muted than Scarab Green.

Can I use Scarab Green instead of Engine Gray FS16081?

The same difference applies the other way round: Scarab Green is more saturated.

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 Scarab Green on the colour wheel See Engine Gray FS16081 on the colour wheel

Other Mr. Hobby paints close to Scarab Green

Scarab Green vs RLM 74 Gray Green (C-36)Mr. Color · ΔE 3, very close · closer than Engine Gray FS16081
Scarab Green vs RLM 74 Gray Green (N-68)Acrysion · ΔE 3, very close · closer than Engine Gray FS16081
Scarab Green vs Dark Seagray BS381C/638 (H-331)Aqueous Hobby Color · ΔE 5, very close · closer than Engine Gray FS16081

Other Army Painter paints close to Engine Gray FS16081

Engine Gray FS16081 vs Crow HueWarpaints Air · ΔE 4, very close · closer than Scarab Green
Engine Gray FS16081 vs Bleached Strap Grey (WP4150P)Warpaints Historical · ΔE 5, very close · closer than Scarab Green
Engine Gray FS16081 vs Ironclad Grey (Vol. 1)John Blanche Vol. 1-4 · ΔE 6, very close · closer than Scarab Green

All matches: Scarab Green equivalents · Engine Gray FS16081 equivalents