What is the difference between Rust and Fairy Skin?

ΔE 29 (loose). Fairy Skin is a little lighter, much more muted, cooler. Swatch colours are estimates.

Rust vs Fairy Skin

Rust

Brand: Pro Acryl
Range: 1-Step
Code: 512
Type: a one-coat contrast-style paint
Swatch: #a8441a (estimate)

Fairy Skin

Brand: Vallejo
Range: Xpress Color
Code: 72.457
Type: a one-coat contrast-style paint
Swatch: #ae635c (estimate)

How close are they?

ΔE 29.4, loose: different enough that you should pick on purpose. Fairy Skin is a little lighter, much more muted, cooler than Rust.

Can I use Fairy Skin instead of Rust?

Not as a straight swap; see the closer alternatives below. Loose match (ΔE 29). Fairy Skin is a little lighter, much more muted, cooler than Rust.

Can I use Rust instead of Fairy Skin?

The same difference applies the other way round: Rust is a little darker, much more saturated, warmer.

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 Rust on the colour wheel See Fairy Skin on the colour wheel

Other Vallejo paints close to Rust

Rust vs Chameleon Orange (72.455)Xpress Color · ΔE 9, close · closer than Fairy Skin
Rust vs Phoenix Orange (72.478)Xpress Color · ΔE 11, fair · closer than Fairy Skin
Rust vs Martian Orange (72.405)Xpress Color · ΔE 15, fair · closer than Fairy Skin

Other Pro Acryl paints close to Fairy Skin

Fairy Skin vs Shadow Flesh (506)1-Step · ΔE 14, fair · closer than Rust
Fairy Skin vs Crimson (502)1-Step · ΔE 31, loose
Fairy Skin vs Warm Brown (510)1-Step · ΔE 31, loose

All matches: Rust equivalents · Fairy Skin equivalents