What is the difference between Dusk Red and Rage Brown?

ΔE 16 (loose). Rage Brown is a little darker, much more saturated, warmer. Swatch colours are estimates.

Dusk Red vs Rage Brown

Dusk Red

Brand: Army Painter
Range: Speedpaint 2.0
Type: a one-coat contrast-style paint
Swatch: #7a3a38 (estimate)

Rage Brown

Brand: Scale75
Range: Instant Colors
Code: SIN36
Type: a one-coat contrast-style paint
Swatch: #7c2a1b (estimate)

How close are they?

ΔE 16.1, loose: different enough that you should pick on purpose. Rage Brown is a little darker, much more saturated, warmer than Dusk Red.

Can I use Rage Brown instead of Dusk Red?

Not as a straight swap; see the closer alternatives below. Loose match (ΔE 16). Rage Brown is a little darker, much more saturated, warmer than Dusk Red.

Can I use Dusk Red instead of Rage Brown?

The same difference applies the other way round: Dusk Red is a little lighter, much more muted, 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 Dusk Red on the colour wheel See Rage Brown on the colour wheel

Other Scale75 paints close to Dusk Red

Dusk Red vs Demon Brown (SIN44)Instant Colors · ΔE 9, close · closer than Rage Brown
Dusk Red vs Endurance Brown (SIN35)Instant Colors · ΔE 15, loose · closer than Rage Brown
Dusk Red vs Grizzly Brown (SIN34)Instant Colors · ΔE 16, loose · closer than Rage Brown

Other Army Painter paints close to Rage Brown

Rage Brown vs Slaughter RedSpeedpaint 2.0 · ΔE 17, loose
Rage Brown vs Burnished RedSpeedpaint 2.0 · ΔE 19, loose
Rage Brown vs Satchel BrownSpeedpaint 2.0 · ΔE 22, loose

All matches: Dusk Red equivalents · Rage Brown equivalents