What is the difference between Rust and Sunny Skin Tone?

ΔE 11 (fair). Sunny Skin Tone is a little lighter, warmer. Swatch colours are estimates.

Rust vs Sunny Skin Tone

Rust

Brand: AMMO by Mig
Range: Dio Drybrush
Code: A.MIG-0612
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #e3753b (estimate)

Sunny Skin Tone

Brand: Vallejo
Range: Model Color
Code: 70.845
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #eb893b (estimate)

How close are they?

ΔE 10.6, fair: the same colour family, but not a straight swap. Sunny Skin Tone is a little lighter, warmer than Rust.

Can I use Sunny Skin Tone instead of Rust?

Only where an exact match doesn’t matter, such as a new unit or a highlight. Fair match (ΔE 11). Sunny Skin Tone is a little lighter, warmer than Rust.

Can I use Rust instead of Sunny Skin Tone?

The same difference applies the other way round: Rust is a little darker, cooler.

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 Rust on the colour wheel See Sunny Skin Tone on the colour wheel

Other Vallejo paints close to Rust

Rust vs Parasite Brown (72.042)Game Color · ΔE 10, close · closer than Sunny Skin Tone
Rust vs Medium Flesh (74.005)Fantasy-Pro · ΔE 10, fair · closer than Sunny Skin Tone
Rust vs Sunset Orange (72.110)Game Color · ΔE 11, fair

Other AMMO by Mig paints close to Sunny Skin Tone

Sunny Skin Tone vs Golden Sand (IONIC-0150)IONIC Smart Colors · ΔE 6, very close · closer than Rust
Sunny Skin Tone vs Bright Orange (ATOM-20026)ATOM · ΔE 7, close · closer than Rust
Sunny Skin Tone vs Medium Rust (A.MIG-0611)Dio Drybrush · ΔE 8, close · closer than Rust

All matches: Rust equivalents · Sunny Skin Tone equivalents