What is the difference between Ruddy Umber and Light Rust?

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

Ruddy Umber vs Light Rust

Ruddy Umber

Brand: Army Painter
Range: Warpaints Fanatic
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #9b5b4d (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 9.0, close: similar, with a visible difference side by side. Light Rust is a little darker, more muted, warmer than Ruddy Umber.

Can I use Light Rust instead of Ruddy Umber?

Usually, if you are not matching paint already on the model. Close match (ΔE 9). Light Rust is a little darker, more muted, warmer than Ruddy Umber.

Can I use Ruddy Umber instead of Light Rust?

The same difference applies the other way round: Ruddy Umber is a little lighter, more saturated, 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 Ruddy Umber on the colour wheel See Light Rust on the colour wheel

Other Vallejo paints close to Ruddy Umber

Ruddy Umber vs Red Leather (70.818)Model Color · ΔE 6, very close · closer than Light Rust
Ruddy Umber vs Beige Red (70.804)Model Color · ΔE 9, close
Ruddy Umber vs Gorgon Brown (72.124)Game Color · ΔE 9, close

Other Army Painter paints close to Light Rust

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

All matches: Ruddy Umber equivalents · Light Rust equivalents