What is the difference between Dark Flesh and Rust?

ΔE 6 (close). Rust is a little darker, cooler. Swatch colours are estimates.

Dark Flesh vs Rust

Dark Flesh

Brand: AK Interactive
Range: AK Quick Gen
Code: AK17061
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #735852 (estimate)

Rust

Brand: Vallejo
Range: Model Air
Code: 71.080
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #654a49 (estimate)

How close are they?

ΔE 6.4, close: similar, with a visible difference side by side. Rust is a little darker, cooler than Dark Flesh.

Can I use Rust instead of Dark Flesh?

Usually, if you are not matching paint already on the model. Close match (ΔE 6). Rust is a little darker, cooler than Dark Flesh.

Can I use Dark Flesh instead of Rust?

The same difference applies the other way round: Dark Flesh 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 Dark Flesh on the colour wheel See Rust on the colour wheel

Other Vallejo paints close to Dark Flesh

Dark Flesh vs US Earth Red (71.293)Model Air · ΔE 4, very close · closer than Rust
Dark Flesh vs Mahogany Brown (70.846)Model Color · ΔE 5, very close · closer than Rust
Dark Flesh vs Saddle Brown (70.940)Model Color · ΔE 5, very close · closer than Rust

Other AK Interactive paints close to Rust

Rust vs Leather (AK17053)AK Quick Gen · ΔE 4, very close · closer than Dark Flesh
Rust vs Wood (AK17062)AK Quick Gen · ΔE 5, very close · closer than Dark Flesh
Rust vs IJA #31 Cha Kasshoku (Tea Colour) (AK11906)3rd Gen Air Series · ΔE 7, close

All matches: Dark Flesh equivalents · Rust equivalents