What is the difference between Chocolate (Chipping) and Dark Rust?

ΔE 7 (close). Dark Rust is a little lighter. Swatch colours are estimates.

Chocolate (Chipping) vs Dark Rust

Chocolate (Chipping)

Brand: AK Interactive
Range: 3rd Gen Intense
Code: AK11113
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #291809 (estimate)

Dark Rust

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

How close are they?

ΔE 6.9, close: similar, with a visible difference side by side. Dark Rust is a little lighter than Chocolate (Chipping).

Can I use Dark Rust instead of Chocolate (Chipping)?

Usually, if you are not matching paint already on the model. Close match (ΔE 7). Dark Rust is a little lighter than Chocolate (Chipping).

Can I use Chocolate (Chipping) instead of Dark Rust?

The same difference applies the other way round: Chocolate (Chipping) is a little darker.

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 Chocolate (Chipping) on the colour wheel See Dark Rust on the colour wheel

Other Army Painter paints close to Chocolate (Chipping)

Chocolate (Chipping) vs Traitor RedWarpaints Air · ΔE 9, close
Chocolate (Chipping) vs Brigandine BrownWarpaints Fanatic · ΔE 9, close
Chocolate (Chipping) vs Hardened CarapaceWarpaints Legacy · ΔE 9, close

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

All matches: Chocolate (Chipping) equivalents · Dark Rust equivalents