What is the difference between Carmine and Orange Rust?

ΔE 10 (close). Orange Rust is a little lighter, warmer. Swatch colours are estimates.

Carmine vs Orange Rust

Carmine

Brand: AK Interactive
Range: 3rd Gen Standard
Code: AK11091
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #b8462f (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 9.7, close: similar, with a visible difference side by side. Orange Rust is a little lighter, warmer than Carmine.

Can I use Orange Rust instead of Carmine?

Usually, if you are not matching paint already on the model. Close match (ΔE 10). Orange Rust is a little lighter, warmer than Carmine.

Can I use Carmine instead of Orange Rust?

The same difference applies the other way round: Carmine is a little darker, 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 Carmine on the colour wheel See Orange Rust on the colour wheel

Other Vallejo paints close to Carmine

Carmine vs Grunge Brown (72.115)Game Color · ΔE 8, close · closer than Orange Rust
Carmine vs Scarlet (70.817)Model Color · ΔE 10, close
Carmine vs Clear Orange (70.956)Model Color · ΔE 11, fair

Other AK Interactive paints close to Orange Rust

Orange Rust vs Warm Orange (AK17009)AK Quick Gen · ΔE 7, close · closer than Carmine
Orange Rust vs Amaranth Red (AK11086)3rd Gen Standard · ΔE 7, close · closer than Carmine
Orange Rust vs Vermillion (AK11090)3rd Gen Standard · ΔE 8, close · closer than Carmine

All matches: Carmine equivalents · Orange Rust equivalents