What is the difference between Dark Rust and Cam. Middle Brown?

ΔE 9 (close). Cam. Middle Brown is a little lighter, cooler. Swatch colours are estimates.

Dark Rust vs Cam. Middle Brown

Dark Rust

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

Cam. Middle Brown

Brand: Vallejo
Range: Model Color
Code: 70.740
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #41341f (estimate)

How close are they?

ΔE 9.3, close: similar, with a visible difference side by side. Cam. Middle Brown is a little lighter, cooler than Dark Rust.

Can I use Cam. Middle Brown instead of Dark Rust?

Usually, if you are not matching paint already on the model. Close match (ΔE 9). Cam. Middle Brown is a little lighter, cooler than Dark Rust.

Can I use Dark Rust instead of Cam. Middle Brown?

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 Cam. Middle Brown on the colour wheel

Other Vallejo paints close to Dark Rust

Dark Rust vs Burnt Umber (70.941)Model Color · ΔE 7, close · closer than Cam. Middle Brown
Dark Rust vs Olive Brown (70.889)Model Color · ΔE 8, close · closer than Cam. Middle Brown
Dark Rust vs Burnt Umber (71.040)Model Air · ΔE 10, close

Other Army Painter paints close to Cam. Middle Brown

Cam. Middle Brown vs Dark Battle Dress (WP4052P)Warpaints Historical · ΔE 3, very close · closer than Dark Rust
Cam. Middle Brown vs Mud Spatter (WP4057P)Warpaints Historical · ΔE 5, very close · closer than Dark Rust
Cam. Middle Brown vs Dark Soviet Khaki (WP4123P)Warpaints Historical · ΔE 5, very close · closer than Dark Rust

All matches: Dark Rust equivalents · Cam. Middle Brown equivalents