What is the difference between Fur Brown and Light Rust?

ΔE 9 (close). Light Rust is a little lighter, warmer. Swatch colours are estimates.

Fur Brown vs Light Rust

Fur Brown

Brand: Army Painter
Range: Warpaints Fanatic
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #7d4742 (estimate)

Light Rust

Brand: Vallejo
Range: Model Air
Code: 71.129
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #82523f (estimate)

How close are they?

ΔE 8.6, close: similar, with a visible difference side by side. Light Rust is a little lighter, warmer than Fur Brown.

Can I use Light Rust instead of Fur Brown?

Usually, if you are not matching paint already on the model. Close match (ΔE 9). Light Rust is a little lighter, warmer than Fur Brown.

Can I use Fur Brown instead of Light Rust?

The same difference applies the other way round: Fur Brown is a little darker, 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 Fur Brown on the colour wheel See Light Rust on the colour wheel

Other Vallejo paints close to Fur Brown

Fur Brown vs Cavalry Brown (70.982)Model Color · ΔE 5, very close · closer than Light Rust
Fur Brown vs Brown RLM26 (71.105)Model Air · ΔE 9, close
Fur Brown vs Flat Brown (70.984)Model Color · ΔE 9, close

Other Army Painter paints close to Light Rust

Light Rust vs Fur BrownWarpaints Air · ΔE 6, very close · closer than Fur Brown
Light Rust vs Leather BrownWarpaints Air · ΔE 8, close · closer than Fur Brown
Light Rust vs Leather BrownWarpaints Fanatic · ΔE 9, close

All matches: Fur Brown equivalents · Light Rust equivalents