What is the difference between Thunderhawk Blue and Gray FS36081?

ΔE 10 (close). Gray FS36081 is a little darker, more muted, warmer. Swatch colours are estimates.

Thunderhawk Blue vs Gray FS36081

Thunderhawk Blue

Brand: Citadel / Warhammer
Range: Colour: Layer
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #2a4a60 (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 9.9, close: similar, with a visible difference side by side. Gray FS36081 is a little darker, more muted, warmer than Thunderhawk Blue.

Can I use Gray FS36081 instead of Thunderhawk Blue?

Usually, if you are not matching paint already on the model. Close match (ΔE 10). Gray FS36081 is a little darker, more muted, warmer than Thunderhawk Blue.

Can I use Thunderhawk Blue instead of Gray FS36081?

The same difference applies the other way round: Thunderhawk Blue is a little lighter, 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 Thunderhawk Blue on the colour wheel See Gray FS36081 on the colour wheel

Other Mr. Hobby paints close to Thunderhawk Blue

Thunderhawk Blue vs Intermediate Blue (C-72)Mr. Color · ΔE 4, very close · closer than Gray FS36081
Thunderhawk Blue vs Intermediate Blue (H-56)Aqueous Hobby Color · ΔE 4, very close · closer than Gray FS36081
Thunderhawk Blue vs Intermediate Blue (N-56)Acrysion · ΔE 4, very close · closer than Gray FS36081

Other Citadel paints close to Gray FS36081

Gray FS36081 vs Mechanicus Standard GreyColour: Base · ΔE 4, very close · closer than Thunderhawk Blue
Gray FS36081 vs Mechanicus Standard GreyColour: Air · ΔE 4, very close · closer than Thunderhawk Blue
Gray FS36081 vs Eshin GreyColour: Layer · ΔE 11, fair

All matches: Thunderhawk Blue equivalents · Gray FS36081 equivalents