What is the difference between Rust in Peace and Faded Red?

ΔE 15 (loose). Faded Red is a little lighter, much more saturated, cooler. Swatch colours are estimates.

Rust in Peace vs Faded Red

Rust in Peace

Brand: Bear Cavalry
Range: Bear Cavalry Paints
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #975348 (estimate)

Faded Red

Brand: Vallejo
Range: Model Color
Code: 70.747
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #b44d50 (estimate)

How close are they?

ΔE 15.4, loose: different enough that you should pick on purpose. Faded Red is a little lighter, much more saturated, cooler than Rust in Peace.

Can I use Faded Red instead of Rust in Peace?

Not as a straight swap; see the closer alternatives below. Loose match (ΔE 15). Faded Red is a little lighter, much more saturated, cooler than Rust in Peace.

Can I use Rust in Peace instead of Faded Red?

The same difference applies the other way round: Rust in Peace is a little darker, much more muted, 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 in Peace on the colour wheel See Faded Red on the colour wheel

Other Vallejo paints close to Rust in Peace

Rust in Peace vs Red Leather (70.818)Model Color · ΔE 5, very close · closer than Faded Red
Rust in Peace vs Gorgon Brown (72.124)Game Color · ΔE 7, close · closer than Faded Red
Rust in Peace vs Light Rust (71.129)Model Air · ΔE 10, close · closer than Faded Red

Other Bear Cavalry paints close to Faded Red

Faded Red vs SekigaharaBear Cavalry Paints · ΔE 12, fair · closer than Rust in Peace
Faded Red vs Burnt OfferingBear Cavalry Paints · ΔE 17, loose
Faded Red vs Seven Pillars of WisdomBear Cavalry Paints · ΔE 18, loose

All matches: Rust in Peace equivalents · Faded Red equivalents