What is the difference between Fresh Rust and Orange Brown?

ΔE 11 (fair). Orange Brown is a little lighter, more muted. Swatch colours are estimates.

Fresh Rust vs Orange Brown

Fresh Rust

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

Orange Brown

Brand: Vallejo
Range: Model Color
Code: 70.981
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #a45d3c (estimate)

How close are they?

ΔE 11.1, fair: the same colour family, but not a straight swap. Orange Brown is a little lighter, more muted than Fresh Rust.

Can I use Orange Brown instead of Fresh Rust?

Only where an exact match doesn’t matter, such as a new unit or a highlight. Fair match (ΔE 11). Orange Brown is a little lighter, more muted than Fresh Rust.

Can I use Fresh Rust instead of Orange Brown?

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

Other Vallejo paints close to Fresh Rust

Fresh Rust vs Dark Flesh Tone (72.044)Game Color · ΔE 9, close · closer than Orange Brown
Fresh Rust vs Grunge Brown (72.115)Game Color · ΔE 10, fair · closer than Orange Brown
Fresh Rust vs Light Brown (70.929)Model Color · ΔE 11, fair

Other Army Painter paints close to Orange Brown

Orange Brown vs Kawa Brown (WP4163P)Warpaints Historical · ΔE 4, very close · closer than Fresh Rust
Orange Brown vs Viper BrownWarpaints Air · ΔE 7, close · closer than Fresh Rust
Orange Brown vs Bullwhack BrownWarpaints Air · ΔE 10, close · closer than Fresh Rust

All matches: Fresh Rust equivalents · Orange Brown equivalents