What is the difference between Gauss Blaster Green and Gray FS16440?

ΔE 16 (loose). Gray FS16440 is much more muted, warmer. Swatch colours are estimates.

Gauss Blaster Green vs Gray FS16440

Gauss Blaster Green

Brand: Citadel / Warhammer
Range: Colour: Layer
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #7ac8b0 (estimate)

Gray FS16440

Brand: Mr. Hobby
Range: Aqueous Hobby Color
Code: H-315
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #a2bea4 (estimate)

How close are they?

ΔE 16.1, loose: different enough that you should pick on purpose. Gray FS16440 is much more muted, warmer than Gauss Blaster Green.

Can I use Gray FS16440 instead of Gauss Blaster Green?

Not as a straight swap; see the closer alternatives below. Loose match (ΔE 16). Gray FS16440 is much more muted, warmer than Gauss Blaster Green.

Can I use Gauss Blaster Green instead of Gray FS16440?

The same difference applies the other way round: Gauss Blaster Green is much more saturated, 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 Gauss Blaster Green on the colour wheel See Gray FS16440 on the colour wheel

Other Mr. Hobby paints close to Gauss Blaster Green

Gauss Blaster Green vs Pale Green (H-41)Aqueous Hobby Color · ΔE 10, close · closer than Gray FS16440
Gauss Blaster Green vs Light Blue (C-20)Mr. Color · ΔE 13, fair · closer than Gray FS16440
Gauss Blaster Green vs Light Gray (H-324)Aqueous Hobby Color · ΔE 14, fair · closer than Gray FS16440

Other Citadel paints close to Gray FS16440

Gray FS16440 vs Underhive AshColour: Dry · ΔE 12, fair · closer than Gauss Blaster Green
Gray FS16440 vs Pallid Wych FleshColour: Layer · ΔE 13, fair · closer than Gauss Blaster Green
Gray FS16440 vs WraithboneColour: Base · ΔE 14, fair · closer than Gauss Blaster Green

All matches: Gauss Blaster Green equivalents · Gray FS16440 equivalents