What is the difference between Amaranth Red and Orange Rust?

ΔE 7 (close). Orange Rust is more muted. Swatch colours are estimates.

Amaranth Red vs Orange Rust

Amaranth Red

Brand: AK Interactive
Range: 3rd Gen Standard
Code: AK11086
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #d15833 (estimate)

Orange Rust

Brand: Vallejo
Range: Model Air
Code: 71.130
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #c35b32 (estimate)

How close are they?

ΔE 7.3, close: similar, with a visible difference side by side. Orange Rust is more muted than Amaranth Red.

Can I use Orange Rust instead of Amaranth Red?

Usually, if you are not matching paint already on the model. Close match (ΔE 7). Orange Rust is more muted than Amaranth Red.

Can I use Amaranth Red instead of Orange Rust?

The same difference applies the other way round: Amaranth Red is more saturated.

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 Amaranth Red on the colour wheel See Orange Rust on the colour wheel

Other Vallejo paints close to Amaranth Red

Amaranth Red vs Grunge Brown (72.115)Game Color · ΔE 9, close
Amaranth Red vs Clear Orange (70.956)Model Color · ΔE 10, close
Amaranth Red vs Amaranth Red (70.829)Model Color · ΔE 10, fair

Other AK Interactive paints close to Orange Rust

Orange Rust vs Warm Orange (AK17009)AK Quick Gen · ΔE 7, close · closer than Amaranth Red
Orange Rust vs Vermillion (AK11090)3rd Gen Standard · ΔE 8, close
Orange Rust vs Burn Orange (AK11079)3rd Gen Intense · ΔE 9, close

All matches: Amaranth Red equivalents · Orange Rust equivalents