What is the difference between Magnus the Red and Dark Rust?

ΔE 7 (close). Dark Rust is more muted, warmer. Swatch colours are estimates.

Magnus the Red vs Dark Rust

Magnus the Red

Brand: Citadel / Warhammer
Range: Tone Pro
Code: T1
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #392230 (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 7.5, close: similar, with a visible difference side by side. Dark Rust is more muted, warmer than Magnus the Red.

Can I use Dark Rust instead of Magnus the Red?

Usually, if you are not matching paint already on the model. Close match (ΔE 7). Dark Rust is more muted, warmer than Magnus the Red.

Can I use Magnus the Red instead of Dark Rust?

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

Other Vallejo paints close to Magnus the Red

Magnus the Red vs Dark Purple (70.749)Model Color · ΔE 1, very close · closer than Dark Rust
Magnus the Red vs Black Violet (70.751)Model Color · ΔE 7, close · closer than Dark Rust
Magnus the Red vs Evil Red (72.112)Game Color · ΔE 7, close · closer than Dark Rust

Other Citadel paints close to Dark Rust

Dark Rust vs Corvus BlackColour: Base · ΔE 11, fair
Dark Rust vs Corvus BlackColour: Air · ΔE 11, fair
Dark Rust vs Dryad BarkColour: Base · ΔE 13, fair

All matches: Magnus the Red equivalents · Dark Rust equivalents