What is the difference between Deep Rusto and NATO Black?

ΔE 7 (close). NATO Black is a little darker, more muted. Swatch colours are estimates.

Deep Rusto vs NATO Black

Deep Rusto

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

NATO Black

Brand: Vallejo
Range: Model Air
Code: 71.251
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #28282b (estimate)

How close are they?

ΔE 7.2, close: similar, with a visible difference side by side. NATO Black is a little darker, more muted than Deep Rusto.

Can I use NATO Black instead of Deep Rusto?

Usually, if you are not matching paint already on the model. Close match (ΔE 7). NATO Black is a little darker, more muted than Deep Rusto.

Can I use Deep Rusto instead of NATO Black?

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

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 NATO Black 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 NATO Black
Deep Rusto vs Black Violet (70.751)Model Color · ΔE 5, very close · closer than NATO Black
Deep Rusto vs Armour Brown (71.041)Model Air · ΔE 6, very close · closer than NATO Black

Other Kimera Kolors paints close to NATO Black

NATO Black vs Tenebrous Teal (Signature)Signature Series · ΔE 4, very close · closer than Deep Rusto
NATO Black vs Carbon Black (Pure Pigments)Pure Pigments · ΔE 4, very close · closer than Deep Rusto
NATO Black vs Darkness (Signature)Signature Series · ΔE 8, close

All matches: Deep Rusto equivalents · NATO Black equivalents