What is the difference between Rust and Dark Flesh Tone?

ΔE 9 (close). Dark Flesh Tone is a little darker, cooler. Swatch colours are estimates.

Rust vs Dark Flesh Tone

Rust

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

Dark Flesh Tone

Brand: Vallejo
Range: Game Color
Code: 72.044
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #953b2c (estimate)

How close are they?

ΔE 9.1, close: similar, with a visible difference side by side. Dark Flesh Tone is a little darker, cooler than Rust.

Can I use Dark Flesh Tone instead of Rust?

Usually, if you are not matching paint already on the model. Close match (ΔE 9). Dark Flesh Tone is a little darker, cooler than Rust.

Can I use Rust instead of Dark Flesh Tone?

The same difference applies the other way round: Rust 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 Rust on the colour wheel See Dark Flesh Tone on the colour wheel

Other Vallejo paints close to Rust

Rust vs Grunge Brown (72.115)Game Color · ΔE 10, fair
Rust vs Orange Brown (70.981)Model Color · ΔE 11, fair
Rust vs Light Brown (70.929)Model Color · ΔE 11, fair

Other Army Painter paints close to Dark Flesh Tone

Dark Flesh Tone vs Molten OrangeWarpaints Air · ΔE 6, very close · closer than Rust
Dark Flesh Tone vs Ruddy Terra (Vol. 2)John Blanche Vol. 1-4 · ΔE 7, close · closer than Rust
Dark Flesh Tone vs Fresh RustWarpaints Fanatic · ΔE 9, close

All matches: Rust equivalents · Dark Flesh Tone equivalents