What is the difference between Deep Rusto and Dark Grey?

ΔE 6 (close). Dark Grey is a little darker. Swatch colours are estimates.

Deep Rusto vs Dark Grey

Deep Rusto

Brand: Kimera Kolors
Range: Signature Series
Code: Signature
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #382d35 (estimate)

Dark Grey

Brand: Vallejo
Range: Model Color
Code: 70.994
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #282830 (estimate)

How close are they?

ΔE 6.2, close: similar, with a visible difference side by side. Dark Grey is a little darker than Deep Rusto.

Can I use Dark Grey instead of Deep Rusto?

Usually, if you are not matching paint already on the model. Close match (ΔE 6). Dark Grey is a little darker than Deep Rusto.

Can I use Deep Rusto instead of Dark Grey?

The same difference applies the other way round: Deep Rusto is a little lighter.

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 Deep Rusto on the colour wheel See Dark Grey on the colour wheel

Other Vallejo paints close to Deep Rusto

Deep Rusto vs Cam. Black Brown (70.822)Model Color · ΔE 3, very close · closer than Dark Grey
Deep Rusto vs Black Violet (70.751)Model Color · ΔE 5, very close · closer than Dark Grey
Deep Rusto vs Armour Brown (71.041)Model Air · ΔE 6, very close · closer than Dark Grey

Other Kimera Kolors paints close to Dark Grey

Dark Grey vs Tenebrous Teal (Signature)Signature Series · ΔE 3, very close · closer than Deep Rusto
Dark Grey vs Blue Black (Signature)Signature Series · ΔE 6, close
Dark Grey vs Dioxazine Violet (Pure Pigments)Pure Pigments · ΔE 7, close

All matches: Deep Rusto equivalents · Dark Grey equivalents