What is the difference between Tanned Flesh and Light Rust?

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

Tanned Flesh vs Light Rust

Tanned Flesh

Brand: Army Painter
Range: Warpaints Legacy
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 Tanned Flesh.

Can I use Light Rust instead of Tanned Flesh?

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 Tanned Flesh.

Can I use Tanned Flesh instead of Light Rust?

The same difference applies the other way round: Tanned Flesh 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 Tanned Flesh on the colour wheel See Light Rust on the colour wheel

Other Vallejo paints close to Tanned Flesh

Tanned Flesh vs Red Leather (70.818)Model Color · ΔE 6, very close · closer than Light Rust
Tanned Flesh vs Beige Red (70.804)Model Color · ΔE 9, close
Tanned Flesh 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 Tanned Flesh
Light Rust vs Leather BrownWarpaints Air · ΔE 8, close · closer than Tanned Flesh
Light Rust vs Fur BrownWarpaints Fanatic · ΔE 9, close · closer than Tanned Flesh

All matches: Tanned Flesh equivalents · Light Rust equivalents