What is the difference between Skrag Brown and Orange Rust?

ΔE 10 (close). Orange Rust is a little lighter, cooler. Swatch colours are estimates.

Skrag Brown vs Orange Rust

Skrag Brown

Brand: Citadel / Warhammer
Range: Colour: Layer
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #a8501a (estimate)

Orange Rust

Brand: Vallejo
Range: Model Air
Code: 71.130
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #c35b32 (estimate)

How close are they?

ΔE 9.6, close: similar, with a visible difference side by side. Orange Rust is a little lighter, cooler than Skrag Brown.

Can I use Orange Rust instead of Skrag Brown?

Usually, if you are not matching paint already on the model. Close match (ΔE 10). Orange Rust is a little lighter, cooler than Skrag Brown.

Can I use Skrag Brown instead of Orange Rust?

The same difference applies the other way round: Skrag Brown is a little darker, 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 Skrag Brown on the colour wheel See Orange Rust on the colour wheel

Other Vallejo paints close to Skrag Brown

Skrag Brown vs Beasty Brown (72.043)Game Color · ΔE 10, close
Skrag Brown vs Grunge Brown (72.115)Game Color · ΔE 10, fair
Skrag Brown vs Bronze Brown (72.036)Game Color · ΔE 15, fair

Other Citadel paints close to Orange Rust

Orange Rust vs Squig OrangeColour: Layer · ΔE 9, close · closer than Skrag Brown
Orange Rust vs Ratskin FleshColour: Base · ΔE 13, fair
Orange Rust vs Tuskgor FurColour: Layer · ΔE 16, loose

All matches: Skrag Brown equivalents · Orange Rust equivalents