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

ΔE 6 (close). Grey Blue is warmer. Swatch colours are estimates.

Engine Gray FS16081 vs Grey Blue

Engine Gray FS16081

Brand: Mr. Hobby
Range: Mr. Color
Code: C-339
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #334b5b (estimate)

Grey Blue

Brand: Vallejo
Range: Model Air
Code: 71.005
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #3c4353 (estimate)

How close are they?

ΔE 6.4, close: similar, with a visible difference side by side. Grey Blue is warmer than Engine Gray FS16081.

Can I use Grey Blue instead of Engine Gray FS16081?

Usually, if you are not matching paint already on the model. Close match (ΔE 6). Grey Blue is warmer than Engine Gray FS16081.

Can I use Engine Gray FS16081 instead of Grey Blue?

The same difference applies the other way round: Engine Gray FS16081 is 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 Engine Gray FS16081 on the colour wheel See Grey Blue on the colour wheel

Other Vallejo paints close to Engine Gray FS16081

Engine Gray FS16081 vs Abyssal Turquoise (72.120)Game Color · ΔE 6, very close · closer than Grey Blue
Engine Gray FS16081 vs Engine Gray (71.048)Model Air · ΔE 6, close · closer than Grey Blue
Engine Gray FS16081 vs Field Blue (70.964)Model Color · ΔE 6, close · closer than Grey Blue

Other Mr. Hobby paints close to Grey Blue

Grey Blue vs Gray FS36081 (C-301)Mr. Color · ΔE 2, very close · closer than Engine Gray FS16081
Grey Blue vs Gray FS36081 (H-301)Aqueous Hobby Color · ΔE 2, very close · closer than Engine Gray FS16081
Grey Blue vs Dark Gray (Dunkel Grau) (C-513)Mr. Color · ΔE 3, very close · closer than Engine Gray FS16081

All matches: Engine Gray FS16081 equivalents · Grey Blue equivalents