What is the difference between Skavenblight Dinge and Rust?

ΔE 13 (fair). Rust is a little lighter, more saturated, cooler. Swatch colours are estimates.

Skavenblight Dinge vs Rust

Skavenblight Dinge

Brand: Citadel / Warhammer
Range: Colour: Layer
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #4a4438 (estimate)

Rust

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

How close are they?

ΔE 12.6, fair: the same colour family, but not a straight swap. Rust is a little lighter, more saturated, cooler than Skavenblight Dinge.

Can I use Rust instead of Skavenblight Dinge?

Only where an exact match doesn’t matter, such as a new unit or a highlight. Fair match (ΔE 13). Rust is a little lighter, more saturated, cooler than Skavenblight Dinge.

Can I use Skavenblight Dinge instead of Rust?

The same difference applies the other way round: Skavenblight Dinge is a little darker, 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 Skavenblight Dinge on the colour wheel See Rust on the colour wheel

Other Vallejo paints close to Skavenblight Dinge

Skavenblight Dinge vs German Tank Crew (70.759)Model Color · ΔE 3, very close · closer than Rust
Skavenblight Dinge vs US Olive Drab (71.043)Model Air · ΔE 3, very close · closer than Rust
Skavenblight Dinge vs Cam. Med. Brown (71.038)Model Air · ΔE 3, very close · closer than Rust

Other Citadel paints close to Rust

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

All matches: Skavenblight Dinge equivalents · Rust equivalents