What is the difference between Oxide Brown Light and Light Rust?

ΔE 11 (fair). Light Rust is a little lighter, more muted. Swatch colours are estimates.

Oxide Brown Light vs Light Rust

Oxide Brown Light

Brand: Kimera Kolors
Range: Pure Pigments
Code: Pure Pigments
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #83442b (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 10.8, fair: the same colour family, but not a straight swap. Light Rust is a little lighter, more muted than Oxide Brown Light.

Can I use Light Rust instead of Oxide Brown Light?

Only where an exact match doesn’t matter, such as a new unit or a highlight. Fair match (ΔE 11). Light Rust is a little lighter, more muted than Oxide Brown Light.

Can I use Oxide Brown Light instead of Light Rust?

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

Other Vallejo paints close to Oxide Brown Light

Oxide Brown Light vs Red Leather (70.818)Model Color · ΔE 7, close · closer than Light Rust
Oxide Brown Light vs Gorgon Brown (72.124)Game Color · ΔE 7, close · closer than Light Rust
Oxide Brown Light vs Light Brown (70.929)Model Color · ΔE 8, close · closer than Light Rust

Other Kimera Kolors paints close to Light Rust

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

All matches: Oxide Brown Light equivalents · Light Rust equivalents