What is the difference between Rust and Oxide Brown Light?

ΔE 14 (fair). Oxide Brown Light is a little darker, much more muted. Swatch colours are estimates.

Rust vs Oxide Brown Light

Rust

Brand: Army Painter
Range: Warpaints Historical
Code: WP4034P
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #a04828 (estimate)

Oxide Brown Light

Brand: Kimera Kolors
Range: Pure Pigments
Code: Pure Pigments
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #83442b (estimate)

How close are they?

ΔE 14.3, fair: the same colour family, but not a straight swap. Oxide Brown Light is a little darker, much more muted than Rust.

Can I use Oxide Brown Light instead of Rust?

Only where an exact match doesn’t matter, such as a new unit or a highlight. Fair match (ΔE 14). Oxide Brown Light is a little darker, much more muted than Rust.

Can I use Rust instead of Oxide Brown Light?

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

Other Kimera Kolors paints close to Rust

Rust vs Middle Brown (Signature)Signature Series · ΔE 7, close · closer than Oxide Brown Light
Rust vs Red Oxide (Pure Pigments)Pure Pigments · ΔE 12, fair · closer than Oxide Brown Light
Rust vs Cherry Wood (Signature)Signature Series · ΔE 16, loose

Other Army Painter paints close to Oxide Brown Light

Oxide Brown Light vs Sunburst Ochre (Vol. 2)John Blanche Vol. 1-4 · ΔE 3, very close · closer than Rust
Oxide Brown Light vs Molten OrangeWarpaints Air · ΔE 9, close · closer than Rust
Oxide Brown Light vs Ruddy Terra (Vol. 2)John Blanche Vol. 1-4 · ΔE 9, close · closer than Rust

All matches: Rust equivalents · Oxide Brown Light equivalents