What is the difference between Afro Shadow and Dark Rust?

ΔE 9 (close). Dark Rust is a little darker, cooler. Swatch colours are estimates.

Afro Shadow vs Dark Rust

Afro Shadow

Brand: AK Interactive
Range: Color Punch
Code: AK11276
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #3f2f2d (estimate)

Dark Rust

Brand: Vallejo
Range: Model Color
Code: 70.771
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #301e22 (estimate)

How close are they?

ΔE 8.5, close: similar, with a visible difference side by side. Dark Rust is a little darker, cooler than Afro Shadow.

Can I use Dark Rust instead of Afro Shadow?

Usually, if you are not matching paint already on the model. Close match (ΔE 9). Dark Rust is a little darker, cooler than Afro Shadow.

Can I use Afro Shadow instead of Dark Rust?

The same difference applies the other way round: Afro Shadow is a little lighter, warmer.

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 Afro Shadow on the colour wheel See Dark Rust on the colour wheel

Other Vallejo paints close to Afro Shadow

Afro Shadow vs Mahogany (71.036)Model Air · ΔE 2, very close · closer than Dark Rust
Afro Shadow vs Hull Red (71.039)Model Air · ΔE 2, very close · closer than Dark Rust
Afro Shadow vs Burnt Umber (70.941)Model Color · ΔE 3, very close · closer than Dark Rust

Other AK Interactive paints close to Dark Rust

Dark Rust vs Reddish Black (AK11406)3rd Gen Figure Series · ΔE 4, very close · closer than Afro Shadow
Dark Rust vs Brown Black (AK17047)AK Quick Gen · ΔE 5, very close · closer than Afro Shadow
Dark Rust vs RAL 8017 Rotbraun (AK11330)3rd Gen AFV Series · ΔE 8, close · closer than Afro Shadow

All matches: Afro Shadow equivalents · Dark Rust equivalents