What is the difference between Oak Brown and Dark Rust?

ΔE 7 (close). Dark Rust is a little darker, cooler. Swatch colours are estimates.

Oak Brown vs Dark Rust

Oak Brown

Brand: Army Painter
Range: Warpaints Air
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #3a2a28 (estimate)

Dark Rust

Brand: Vallejo
Range: Model Color
Code: 70.771
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #301e22 (estimate)

How close are they?

ΔE 6.6, close: similar, with a visible difference side by side. Dark Rust is a little darker, cooler than Oak Brown.

Can I use Dark Rust instead of Oak Brown?

Usually, if you are not matching paint already on the model. Close match (ΔE 7). Dark Rust is a little darker, cooler than Oak Brown.

Can I use Oak Brown instead of Dark Rust?

The same difference applies the other way round: Oak Brown is a little lighter, warmer.

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 Oak Brown on the colour wheel See Dark Rust on the colour wheel

Other Vallejo paints close to Oak Brown

Oak Brown vs Hull Red (71.039)Model Air · ΔE 2, very close · closer than Dark Rust
Oak Brown vs Burnt Umber (70.941)Model Color · ΔE 3, very close · closer than Dark Rust
Oak Brown vs Burnt Umber (71.040)Model Air · ΔE 3, very close · closer than Dark Rust

Other Army Painter paints close to Dark Rust

Dark Rust vs Banshee Brown (Vol. 1)John Blanche Vol. 1-4 · ΔE 6, very close · closer than Oak Brown
Dark Rust vs Traitor RedWarpaints Air · ΔE 7, close
Dark Rust vs Blanched Berry (Vol. 2)John Blanche Vol. 1-4 · ΔE 7, close

All matches: Oak Brown equivalents · Dark Rust equivalents