What is the difference between Dark Rust and Burnt Skin?

ΔE 7 (close). Burnt Skin is a little lighter, cooler. Swatch colours are estimates.

Dark Rust vs Burnt Skin

Dark Rust

Brand: Army Painter
Range: Warpaints Fanatic
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #3a2418 (estimate)

Burnt Skin

Brand: Scale75
Range: Scalecolor Artist
Code: Artist
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #45302a (estimate)

How close are they?

ΔE 7.2, close: similar, with a visible difference side by side. Burnt Skin is a little lighter, cooler than Dark Rust.

Can I use Burnt Skin instead of Dark Rust?

Usually, if you are not matching paint already on the model. Close match (ΔE 7). Burnt Skin is a little lighter, cooler than Dark Rust.

Can I use Dark Rust instead of Burnt Skin?

The same difference applies the other way round: Dark Rust is a little darker, 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 Dark Rust on the colour wheel See Burnt Skin on the colour wheel

Other Scale75 paints close to Dark Rust

Dark Rust vs Burnt Sienna Umber (Artist)Scalecolor Artist · ΔE 6, very close · closer than Burnt Skin
Dark Rust vs Earth Green (Artist)Scalecolor Artist · ΔE 8, close
Dark Rust vs Black Leather (SC32)Scalecolor · ΔE 8, close

Other Army Painter paints close to Burnt Skin

Burnt Skin vs Bootstrap BrownWarpaints Fanatic · ΔE 3, very close · closer than Dark Rust
Burnt Skin vs Werewolf FurWarpaints Legacy · ΔE 3, very close · closer than Dark Rust
Burnt Skin vs Boot Brown (WP4025P)Warpaints Historical · ΔE 4, very close · closer than Dark Rust

All matches: Dark Rust equivalents · Burnt Skin equivalents