What is the difference between Fresh Rust and Oxide Brown Light?

ΔE 14 (fair). Oxide Brown Light is a little darker, much more muted. Swatch colours are estimates.

Fresh Rust vs Oxide Brown Light

Fresh Rust

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

Oxide Brown Light

Brand: Kimera Kolors
Range: Pure Pigments
Code: Pure Pigments
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #83442b (estimate)

How close are they?

ΔE 14.3, fair: the same colour family, but not a straight swap. Oxide Brown Light is a little darker, much more muted than Fresh Rust.

Can I use Oxide Brown Light instead of Fresh Rust?

Only where an exact match doesn’t matter, such as a new unit or a highlight. Fair match (ΔE 14). Oxide Brown Light is a little darker, much more muted than Fresh Rust.

Can I use Fresh Rust instead of Oxide Brown Light?

The same difference applies the other way round: Fresh Rust is a little lighter, much more saturated.

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 Oxide Brown Light on the colour wheel

Other Kimera Kolors paints close to Fresh Rust

Fresh Rust vs Middle Brown (Signature)Signature Series · ΔE 7, close · closer than Oxide Brown Light
Fresh Rust vs Red Oxide (Pure Pigments)Pure Pigments · ΔE 12, fair · closer than Oxide Brown Light
Fresh Rust vs Cherry Wood (Signature)Signature Series · ΔE 16, loose

Other Army Painter paints close to Oxide Brown Light

Oxide Brown Light vs Sunburst Ochre (Vol. 2)John Blanche Vol. 1-4 · ΔE 3, very close · closer than Fresh Rust
Oxide Brown Light vs Molten OrangeWarpaints Air · ΔE 9, close · closer than Fresh Rust
Oxide Brown Light vs Ruddy Terra (Vol. 2)John Blanche Vol. 1-4 · ΔE 9, close · closer than Fresh Rust

All matches: Fresh Rust equivalents · Oxide Brown Light equivalents