What is the difference between Light Rust and Ink Red?

ΔE 36 (loose). Ink Red is noticeably darker, more muted, cooler. Swatch colours are estimates.

Light Rust vs Ink Red

Light Rust

Brand: AMMO by Mig
Range: Shaders
Code: A.MIG-0851
Type: an ink, glaze or transparent paint
Swatch: #d76728 (estimate)

Ink Red

Brand: Vallejo
Range: Game Color Ink
Code: 72.086
Type: an ink, glaze or transparent paint
Swatch: #a5162a (estimate)

How close are they?

ΔE 36.1, loose: different enough that you should pick on purpose. Ink Red is noticeably darker, more muted, cooler than Light Rust.

Can I use Ink Red instead of Light Rust?

Not as a straight swap; see the closer alternatives below. Loose match (ΔE 36). Ink Red is noticeably darker, more muted, cooler than Light Rust.

Can I use Light Rust instead of Ink Red?

The same difference applies the other way round: Light Rust is noticeably lighter, more saturated, 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 Light Rust on the colour wheel See Ink Red on the colour wheel

Other Vallejo paints close to Light Rust

Light Rust vs Ink Yellow (72.085)Game Color Ink · ΔE 24, loose · closer than Ink Red
Light Rust vs Ink Magenta (72.083)Game Color Ink · ΔE 53, loose
Light Rust vs Mahogany Ink (70.828)Model Color · ΔE 63, loose

Other AMMO by Mig paints close to Ink Red

Ink Red vs Candy Red (A.MIG-0868)Shaders · ΔE 19, loose · closer than Light Rust
Ink Red vs Matt Blood Red (A.MIG-0725)Shaders · ΔE 20, loose · closer than Light Rust
Ink Red vs Matt Dry Blood (A.MIG-0726)Shaders · ΔE 36, loose · closer than Light Rust

All matches: Light Rust equivalents · Ink Red equivalents