What is the difference between Burnt Red and Dark Rust?

ΔE 7 (close). Dark Rust is a little darker, warmer. Swatch colours are estimates.

Burnt Red vs Dark Rust

Burnt Red

Brand: AK Interactive
Range: 3rd Gen Standard
Code: AK11097
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #4b2c22 (estimate)

Dark Rust

Brand: Army Painter
Range: Warpaints Fanatic
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #3a2418 (estimate)

How close are they?

ΔE 6.5, close: similar, with a visible difference side by side. Dark Rust is a little darker, warmer than Burnt Red.

Can I use Dark Rust instead of Burnt Red?

Usually, if you are not matching paint already on the model. Close match (ΔE 7). Dark Rust is a little darker, warmer than Burnt Red.

Can I use Burnt Red instead of Dark Rust?

The same difference applies the other way round: Burnt Red is a little lighter, 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 Burnt Red on the colour wheel See Dark Rust on the colour wheel

Other Army Painter paints close to Burnt Red

Burnt Red vs Rifle Brown (WP4031P)Warpaints Historical · ΔE 1, very close · closer than Dark Rust
Burnt Red vs Bootstrap BrownWarpaints Fanatic · ΔE 5, very close · closer than Dark Rust
Burnt Red vs Werewolf FurWarpaints Legacy · ΔE 5, very close · closer than Dark Rust

Other AK Interactive paints close to Dark Rust

Dark Rust vs RAL 8017 Rotbraun (AK11330)3rd Gen AFV Series · ΔE 4, very close · closer than Burnt Red
Dark Rust vs Black Red (AK11098)3rd Gen Standard · ΔE 4, very close · closer than Burnt Red
Dark Rust vs S.C.C. No.1A Very Dark Brown (AK11384)3rd Gen AFV Series · ΔE 4, very close · closer than Burnt Red

All matches: Burnt Red equivalents · Dark Rust equivalents