What is the difference between Fresh Rust and Dry Rust Brown?

ΔE 7 (close). Dry Rust Brown is a little darker, more muted. Swatch colours are estimates.

Fresh Rust vs Dry Rust Brown

Fresh Rust

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

Dry Rust Brown

Brand: Two Thin Coats
Range: Triads: midtones
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #8d4122 (estimate)

How close are they?

ΔE 6.8, close: similar, with a visible difference side by side. Dry Rust Brown is a little darker, more muted than Fresh Rust.

Can I use Dry Rust Brown instead of Fresh Rust?

Usually, if you are not matching paint already on the model. Close match (ΔE 7). Dry Rust Brown is a little darker, more muted than Fresh Rust.

Can I use Fresh Rust instead of Dry Rust Brown?

The same difference applies the other way round: Fresh Rust is a little lighter, 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 Dry Rust Brown on the colour wheel

Other Two Thin Coats paints close to Fresh Rust

Fresh Rust vs Rust OrangeTriads: shadows · ΔE 10, close
Fresh Rust vs Satyr BrownTriads: highlights · ΔE 11, fair
Fresh Rust vs Evil Eye RedTriads: highlights · ΔE 15, fair

Other Army Painter paints close to Dry Rust Brown

Dry Rust Brown vs Molten OrangeWarpaints Air · ΔE 4, very close · closer than Fresh Rust
Dry Rust Brown vs Rust (WP4034P)Warpaints Historical · ΔE 7, close
Dry Rust Brown vs Sunburst Ochre (Vol. 2)John Blanche Vol. 1-4 · ΔE 8, close

All matches: Fresh Rust equivalents · Dry Rust Brown equivalents