What is the difference between Blanched Berry and Dark Rust?

ΔE 7 (close). Dark Rust is more muted, warmer. Swatch colours are estimates.

Blanched Berry vs Dark Rust

Blanched Berry

Brand: Army Painter
Range: John Blanche Vol. 1-4
Code: Vol. 2
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #3d1f29 (estimate)

Dark Rust

Brand: Vallejo
Range: Model Color
Code: 70.771
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #301e22 (estimate)

How close are they?

ΔE 7.1, close: similar, with a visible difference side by side. Dark Rust is more muted, warmer than Blanched Berry.

Can I use Dark Rust instead of Blanched Berry?

Usually, if you are not matching paint already on the model. Close match (ΔE 7). Dark Rust is more muted, warmer than Blanched Berry.

Can I use Blanched Berry instead of Dark Rust?

The same difference applies the other way round: Blanched Berry is more saturated, 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 Blanched Berry on the colour wheel See Dark Rust on the colour wheel

Other Vallejo paints close to Blanched Berry

Blanched Berry vs Dark Purple (70.749)Model Color · ΔE 5, very close · closer than Dark Rust
Blanched Berry vs Black Red (70.859)Model Color · ΔE 6, very close · closer than Dark Rust
Blanched Berry vs Hull Red (70.985)Model Color · ΔE 8, close

Other Army Painter paints close to Dark Rust

Dark Rust vs Banshee Brown (Vol. 1)John Blanche Vol. 1-4 · ΔE 6, very close · closer than Blanched Berry
Dark Rust vs Oak BrownWarpaints Air · ΔE 7, close · closer than Blanched Berry
Dark Rust vs Traitor RedWarpaints Air · ΔE 7, close · closer than Blanched Berry

All matches: Blanched Berry equivalents · Dark Rust equivalents