base 10 is a positional numeral system with ten as its base. It uses 10 different digits for representing numbers. The digits for base 10 could be 0, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, and 9.

base 16 is a positional numeral system with sixteen as its base. It uses 16 different digits for representing numbers. The digits for base 16 could be 0, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, a, b, c, d, e, and f.