What is the difference between Traitor Red and Dark Rust?

ΔE 7 (close). Dark Rust is a little darker, cooler. Swatch colours are estimates.

Traitor Red vs Dark Rust

Traitor Red

Brand: Army Painter
Range: Warpaints Air
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #3a2420 (estimate)

Dark Rust

Brand: Vallejo
Range: Model Color
Code: 70.771
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #301e22 (estimate)

How close are they?

ΔE 6.9, close: similar, with a visible difference side by side. Dark Rust is a little darker, cooler than Traitor Red.

Can I use Dark Rust instead of Traitor Red?

Usually, if you are not matching paint already on the model. Close match (ΔE 7). Dark Rust is a little darker, cooler than Traitor Red.

Can I use Traitor Red instead of Dark Rust?

The same difference applies the other way round: Traitor Red 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 Traitor Red on the colour wheel See Dark Rust on the colour wheel

Other Vallejo paints close to Traitor Red

Traitor Red vs Burnt Umber (70.941)Model Color · ΔE 4, very close · closer than Dark Rust
Traitor Red vs Olive Brown (70.889)Model Color · ΔE 5, very close · closer than Dark Rust
Traitor Red vs Hull Red (71.039)Model Air · ΔE 6, close · closer than Dark Rust

Other Army Painter paints close to Dark Rust

Dark Rust vs Banshee Brown (Vol. 1)John Blanche Vol. 1-4 · ΔE 6, very close · closer than Traitor Red
Dark Rust vs Oak BrownWarpaints Air · ΔE 7, close · closer than Traitor Red
Dark Rust vs Blanched Berry (Vol. 2)John Blanche Vol. 1-4 · ΔE 7, close

All matches: Traitor Red equivalents · Dark Rust equivalents