What is the difference between Red Tile and Orange Rust?

ΔE 12 (fair). Orange Rust is a little lighter, more saturated. Swatch colours are estimates.

Red Tile vs Orange Rust

Red Tile

Brand: AMMO by Mig
Range: Oilbrusher
Code: A.MIG-3525
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #ab5836 (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 11.8, fair: the same colour family, but not a straight swap. Orange Rust is a little lighter, more saturated than Red Tile.

Can I use Orange Rust instead of Red Tile?

Only where an exact match doesn’t matter, such as a new unit or a highlight. Fair match (ΔE 12). Orange Rust is a little lighter, more saturated than Red Tile.

Can I use Red Tile instead of Orange Rust?

The same difference applies the other way round: Red Tile 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 Red Tile on the colour wheel See Orange Rust on the colour wheel

Other Vallejo paints close to Red Tile

Red Tile vs Orange Brown (70.981)Model Color · ΔE 6, close · closer than Orange Rust
Red Tile vs Elf Skin Tone (72.004)Game Color · ΔE 8, close · closer than Orange Rust
Red Tile vs Light Brown (70.929)Model Color · ΔE 9, close · closer than Orange Rust

Other AMMO by Mig paints close to Orange Rust

Orange Rust vs Red Primer (A.MIG-3511)Oilbrusher · ΔE 9, close · closer than Red Tile
Orange Rust vs Mushroom Brown (IONIC-0151)IONIC Smart Colors · ΔE 11, fair · closer than Red Tile
Orange Rust vs Leather Brown (A.MIG-0651)Dio Drybrush · ΔE 11, fair · closer than Red Tile

All matches: Red Tile equivalents · Orange Rust equivalents