What is the difference between Rust and Flat Red?

ΔE 14 (fair). Flat Red is more saturated, cooler. Swatch colours are estimates.

Rust vs Flat Red

Rust

Brand: AMMO by Mig
Range: Oilbrusher
Code: A.MIG-3510
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #8b301c (estimate)

Flat Red

Brand: Vallejo
Range: Model Color
Code: 70.957
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #9d2830 (estimate)

How close are they?

ΔE 13.6, fair: the same colour family, but not a straight swap. Flat Red is more saturated, cooler than Rust.

Can I use Flat Red instead of Rust?

Only where an exact match doesn’t matter, such as a new unit or a highlight. Fair match (ΔE 14). Flat Red is more saturated, cooler than Rust.

Can I use Rust instead of Flat Red?

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

Other Vallejo paints close to Rust

Rust vs Dark Flesh Tone (72.044)Game Color · ΔE 6, very close · closer than Flat Red
Rust vs Carmine Red (70.908)Model Color · ΔE 11, fair · closer than Flat Red
Rust vs Red (71.269)Model Air · ΔE 13, fair · closer than Flat Red

Other AMMO by Mig paints close to Flat Red

Flat Red vs Rust (IONIC-0156)IONIC Smart Colors · ΔE 9, close · closer than Rust
Flat Red vs Dark Rust (ATOM-20047)ATOM · ΔE 9, close · closer than Rust
Flat Red vs Terracota (IONIC-0033)IONIC Smart Colors · ΔE 12, fair · closer than Rust

All matches: Rust equivalents · Flat Red equivalents