What is the difference between Daemonette Hide and Rust?

ΔE 13 (fair). Rust is a little darker, warmer. Swatch colours are estimates.

Daemonette Hide vs Rust

Daemonette Hide

Brand: Citadel / Warhammer
Range: Colour: Base
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #6a5a6a (estimate)

Rust

Brand: Vallejo
Range: Model Air
Code: 71.080
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #654a49 (estimate)

How close are they?

ΔE 13.3, fair: the same colour family, but not a straight swap. Rust is a little darker, warmer than Daemonette Hide.

Can I use Rust instead of Daemonette Hide?

Only where an exact match doesn’t matter, such as a new unit or a highlight. Fair match (ΔE 13). Rust is a little darker, warmer than Daemonette Hide.

Can I use Daemonette Hide instead of Rust?

The same difference applies the other way round: Daemonette Hide is a little lighter, 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 Daemonette Hide on the colour wheel See Rust on the colour wheel

Other Vallejo paints close to Daemonette Hide

Daemonette Hide vs Lavender Grey (70.774)Model Color · ΔE 10, close · closer than Rust
Daemonette Hide vs Basalt Grey (70.869)Model Color · ΔE 10, close · closer than Rust
Daemonette Hide vs London Grey (70.836)Model Color · ΔE 10, fair · closer than Rust

Other Citadel paints close to Rust

Rust vs Steel Legion DrabColour: Base · ΔE 10, fair · closer than Daemonette Hide
Rust vs Skavenblight DingeColour: Layer · ΔE 13, fair · closer than Daemonette Hide
Rust vs Eshin GreyColour: Layer · ΔE 13, fair · closer than Daemonette Hide

All matches: Daemonette Hide equivalents · Rust equivalents