What is the difference between Deep Brown and Orange Rust?

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

Deep Brown vs Orange Rust

Deep Brown

Brand: AK Interactive
Range: 3rd Gen Intense
Code: AK11102
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #a64b27 (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 9.6, close: similar, with a visible difference side by side. Orange Rust is a little lighter, more saturated than Deep Brown.

Can I use Orange Rust instead of Deep Brown?

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

Can I use Deep Brown instead of Orange Rust?

The same difference applies the other way round: Deep Brown is a little darker, more muted.

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 Deep Brown on the colour wheel See Orange Rust on the colour wheel

Other Vallejo paints close to Deep Brown

Deep Brown vs Grunge Brown (72.115)Game Color · ΔE 8, close · closer than Orange Rust
Deep Brown vs Dark Flesh Tone (72.044)Game Color · ΔE 12, fair
Deep Brown vs Orange Brown (70.981)Model Color · ΔE 12, fair

Other AK Interactive paints close to Orange Rust

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

All matches: Deep Brown equivalents · Orange Rust equivalents