What is the difference between Fresh Rust and Quicksand Brown?

ΔE 10 (close). Quicksand Brown is warmer. Swatch colours are estimates.

Fresh Rust vs Quicksand Brown

Fresh Rust

Brand: Army Painter
Range: Warpaints Fanatic
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #a04828 (estimate)

Quicksand Brown

Brand: Green Stuff World
Range: Acrylic Colors
Code: 1834
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #934b17 (estimate)

How close are they?

ΔE 10.0, close: similar, with a visible difference side by side. Quicksand Brown is warmer than Fresh Rust.

Can I use Quicksand Brown instead of Fresh Rust?

Usually, if you are not matching paint already on the model. Close match (ΔE 10). Quicksand Brown is warmer than Fresh Rust.

Can I use Fresh Rust instead of Quicksand Brown?

The same difference applies the other way round: Fresh Rust is 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 Fresh Rust on the colour wheel See Quicksand Brown on the colour wheel

Other Green Stuff World paints close to Fresh Rust

Fresh Rust vs Brown Skin (3219)Acrylic Colors · ΔE 13, fair
Fresh Rust vs Leather Brown (1829)Acrylic Colors · ΔE 15, loose
Fresh Rust vs Sangria Red (1789)Acrylic Colors · ΔE 17, loose

Other Army Painter paints close to Quicksand Brown

Quicksand Brown vs Rust (WP4034P)Warpaints Historical · ΔE 10, close
Quicksand Brown vs Kawa Brown (WP4163P)Warpaints Historical · ΔE 12, fair
Quicksand Brown vs Molten OrangeWarpaints Air · ΔE 13, fair

All matches: Fresh Rust equivalents · Quicksand Brown equivalents