What is the difference between Graveyard Earth and Light Rust?

ΔE 9 (close). Light Rust is more saturated, cooler. Swatch colours are estimates.

Graveyard Earth vs Light Rust

Graveyard Earth

Brand: AMMO by Mig
Range: IONIC Smart Colors
Code: IONIC-0148
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #6f5137 (estimate)

Light Rust

Brand: Vallejo
Range: Model Air
Code: 71.129
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #82523f (estimate)

How close are they?

ΔE 9.3, close: similar, with a visible difference side by side. Light Rust is more saturated, cooler than Graveyard Earth.

Can I use Light Rust instead of Graveyard Earth?

Usually, if you are not matching paint already on the model. Close match (ΔE 9). Light Rust is more saturated, cooler than Graveyard Earth.

Can I use Graveyard Earth instead of Light Rust?

The same difference applies the other way round: Graveyard Earth is more muted, 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 Graveyard Earth on the colour wheel See Light Rust on the colour wheel

Other Vallejo paints close to Graveyard Earth

Graveyard Earth vs Golden Brown (71.032)Model Air · ΔE 3, very close · closer than Light Rust
Graveyard Earth vs Beige Brown (70.875)Model Color · ΔE 4, very close · closer than Light Rust
Graveyard Earth vs USA Flat Brown (71.026)Model Air · ΔE 4, very close · closer than Light Rust

Other AMMO by Mig paints close to Light Rust

Light Rust vs Earth (ATOM-20051)ATOM · ΔE 7, close · closer than Graveyard Earth
Light Rust vs Old Rust (ATOM-20054)ATOM · ΔE 8, close · closer than Graveyard Earth
Light Rust vs Burnt Sand (AMMO.F-551)Acrylic Colors for Figures · ΔE 9, close · closer than Graveyard Earth

All matches: Graveyard Earth equivalents · Light Rust equivalents