What is the difference between Engine Gray FS16081 and Signal Blue?

ΔE 9 (close). Signal Blue is a little darker, more saturated. Swatch colours are estimates.

Engine Gray FS16081 vs Signal Blue

Engine Gray FS16081

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

Signal Blue

Brand: Vallejo
Range: Model Air
Code: 71.091
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #222c39 (estimate)

How close are they?

ΔE 8.7, close: similar, with a visible difference side by side. Signal Blue is a little darker, more saturated than Engine Gray FS16081.

Can I use Signal Blue instead of Engine Gray FS16081?

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

Can I use Engine Gray FS16081 instead of Signal Blue?

The same difference applies the other way round: Engine Gray FS16081 is a little lighter, more muted.

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 Engine Gray FS16081 on the colour wheel See Signal Blue on the colour wheel

Other Vallejo paints close to Engine Gray FS16081

Engine Gray FS16081 vs Dark Blue Grey (70.867)Model Color · ΔE 2, very close · closer than Signal Blue
Engine Gray FS16081 vs German Panzer Grey (70.603)Model Air · ΔE 3, very close · closer than Signal Blue
Engine Gray FS16081 vs Panzer Dark Grey (71.056)Model Air · ΔE 3, very close · closer than Signal Blue

Other Mr. Hobby paints close to Signal Blue

Signal Blue vs RLM 70 Black Green (C-18)Mr. Color · ΔE 5, very close · closer than Engine Gray FS16081
Signal Blue vs JASDF Deep Ocean Blue (C-375)Mr. Color · ΔE 5, very close · closer than Engine Gray FS16081
Signal Blue vs Blue FS15050 (H-328)Aqueous Hobby Color · ΔE 9, close

All matches: Engine Gray FS16081 equivalents · Signal Blue equivalents