What is the difference between Rawhide Brown and Light Rust?

ΔE 11 (fair). Light Rust is a little lighter, more muted, cooler. Swatch colours are estimates.

Rawhide Brown vs Light Rust

Rawhide Brown

Brand: Army Painter
Range: Warpaints Air
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #6a4020 (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 11.5, fair: the same colour family, but not a straight swap. Light Rust is a little lighter, more muted, cooler than Rawhide Brown.

Can I use Light Rust instead of Rawhide Brown?

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

Can I use Rawhide Brown instead of Light Rust?

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

Other Vallejo paints close to Rawhide Brown

Rawhide Brown vs New Wood (70.770)Model Color · ΔE 10, close · closer than Light Rust
Rawhide Brown vs Flat Earth (70.983)Model Color · ΔE 12, fair
Rawhide Brown vs Golden Brown (71.032)Model Air · ΔE 12, fair

Other Army Painter paints close to Light Rust

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

All matches: Rawhide Brown equivalents · Light Rust equivalents