What is the difference between Red Brick and Fresh Rust?

ΔE 7 (close). Fresh Rust is a little lighter, more muted. Swatch colours are estimates.

Red Brick vs Fresh Rust

Red Brick

Brand: AMMO by Mig
Range: ATOM
Code: ATOM-20053
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #9d3a1d (estimate)

Fresh Rust

Brand: Army Painter
Range: Warpaints Fanatic
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #a04828 (estimate)

How close are they?

ΔE 6.7, close: similar, with a visible difference side by side. Fresh Rust is a little lighter, more muted than Red Brick.

Can I use Fresh Rust instead of Red Brick?

Usually, if you are not matching paint already on the model. Close match (ΔE 7). Fresh Rust is a little lighter, more muted than Red Brick.

Can I use Red Brick instead of Fresh Rust?

The same difference applies the other way round: Red Brick is a little darker, more saturated.

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 Red Brick on the colour wheel See Fresh Rust on the colour wheel

Other Army Painter paints close to Red Brick

Red Brick vs Rust (WP4034P)Warpaints Historical · ΔE 7, close
Red Brick vs Molten OrangeWarpaints Air · ΔE 11, fair
Red Brick vs Resplendent RedWarpaints Fanatic · ΔE 13, fair

Other AMMO by Mig paints close to Fresh Rust

Fresh Rust vs Earth Brown (ATOM-20052)ATOM · ΔE 3, very close · closer than Red Brick
Fresh Rust vs Red Tile (A.MIG-3525)Oilbrusher · ΔE 6, close · closer than Red Brick
Fresh Rust vs Leather Brown (A.MIG-0651)Dio Drybrush · ΔE 9, close

All matches: Red Brick equivalents · Fresh Rust equivalents