What is the difference between Dark Reaper and Engine Gray FS16081?

ΔE 9 (close). Engine Gray FS16081 is a little darker, more muted. Swatch colours are estimates.

Dark Reaper vs Engine Gray FS16081

Dark Reaper

Brand: Citadel / Warhammer
Range: Colour: Layer
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #2a4a50 (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 9.0, close: similar, with a visible difference side by side. Engine Gray FS16081 is a little darker, more muted than Dark Reaper.

Can I use Engine Gray FS16081 instead of Dark Reaper?

Usually, if you are not matching paint already on the model. Close match (ΔE 9). Engine Gray FS16081 is a little darker, more muted than Dark Reaper.

Can I use Dark Reaper instead of Engine Gray FS16081?

The same difference applies the other way round: Dark Reaper is a little lighter, 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 Dark Reaper on the colour wheel See Engine Gray FS16081 on the colour wheel

Other Mr. Hobby paints close to Dark Reaper

Dark Reaper vs Dark Seagray BS381C/638 (H-331)Aqueous Hobby Color · ΔE 4, very close · closer than Engine Gray FS16081
Dark Reaper vs RLM 74 Gray Green (C-36)Mr. Color · ΔE 5, very close · closer than Engine Gray FS16081
Dark Reaper vs RLM 74 Gray Green (N-68)Acrysion · ΔE 5, very close · closer than Engine Gray FS16081

Other Citadel paints close to Engine Gray FS16081

Engine Gray FS16081 vs Mechanicus Standard GreyColour: Base · ΔE 3, very close · closer than Dark Reaper
Engine Gray FS16081 vs Mechanicus Standard GreyColour: Air · ΔE 3, very close · closer than Dark Reaper
Engine Gray FS16081 vs Eshin GreyColour: Layer · ΔE 9, close · closer than Dark Reaper

All matches: Dark Reaper equivalents · Engine Gray FS16081 equivalents