What is the difference between Dark Honey and Light Rust?

ΔE 13 (fair). Light Rust is noticeably lighter. Swatch colours are estimates.

Dark Honey vs Light Rust

Dark Honey

Brand: Kimera Kolors
Range: Signature Series
Code: Signature
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #5e3322 (estimate)

Light Rust

Brand: Vallejo
Range: Model Air
Code: 71.129
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #82523f (estimate)

How close are they?

ΔE 13.5, fair: the same colour family, but not a straight swap. Light Rust is noticeably lighter than Dark Honey.

Can I use Light Rust instead of Dark Honey?

Only where an exact match doesn’t matter, such as a new unit or a highlight. Fair match (ΔE 13). Light Rust is noticeably lighter than Dark Honey.

Can I use Dark Honey instead of Light Rust?

The same difference applies the other way round: Dark Honey is noticeably darker.

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 Dark Honey on the colour wheel See Light Rust on the colour wheel

Other Vallejo paints close to Dark Honey

Dark Honey vs Charred Brown (72.045)Game Color · ΔE 7, close · closer than Light Rust
Dark Honey vs Flat Earth (70.983)Model Color · ΔE 8, close · closer than Light Rust
Dark Honey vs Dark Red (70.946)Model Color · ΔE 10, fair · closer than Light Rust

Other Kimera Kolors paints close to Light Rust

Light Rust vs Oxide Brown Light (Pure Pigments)Pure Pigments · ΔE 11, fair · closer than Dark Honey
Light Rust vs Ground Brown (Signature)Signature Series · ΔE 13, fair · closer than Dark Honey
Light Rust vs Perylene Violet (Pure Pigments)Pure Pigments · ΔE 15, fair

All matches: Dark Honey equivalents · Light Rust equivalents