What is the difference between Firethorn Brown and Orange Rust?

ΔE 16 (loose). Orange Rust is noticeably lighter, more muted, warmer. Swatch colours are estimates.

Firethorn Brown vs Orange Rust

Firethorn Brown

Brand: Green Stuff World
Range: Opaque Colors
Code: 4109
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #b12f17 (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 16.4, loose: different enough that you should pick on purpose. Orange Rust is noticeably lighter, more muted, warmer than Firethorn Brown.

Can I use Orange Rust instead of Firethorn Brown?

Not as a straight swap; see the closer alternatives below. Loose match (ΔE 16). Orange Rust is noticeably lighter, more muted, warmer than Firethorn Brown.

Can I use Firethorn Brown instead of Orange Rust?

The same difference applies the other way round: Firethorn Brown is noticeably darker, 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 Firethorn Brown on the colour wheel See Orange Rust on the colour wheel

Other Vallejo paints close to Firethorn Brown

Firethorn Brown vs Clear Orange (70.956)Model Color · ΔE 9, close · closer than Orange Rust
Firethorn Brown vs Amaranth Red (70.829)Model Color · ΔE 11, fair · closer than Orange Rust
Firethorn Brown vs Gory Red (72.011)Game Color · ΔE 11, fair · closer than Orange Rust

Other Green Stuff World paints close to Orange Rust

Orange Rust vs Leather Brown (1829)Acrylic Colors · ΔE 13, fair · closer than Firethorn Brown
Orange Rust vs Orange Peel (4122)Opaque Colors · ΔE 15, fair · closer than Firethorn Brown
Orange Rust vs Flesh Rose (3216)Acrylic Colors · ΔE 15, fair · closer than Firethorn Brown

All matches: Firethorn Brown equivalents · Orange Rust equivalents