What is the difference between Orange Brown and Orange Rust?

ΔE 9 (close). Orange Rust is a little lighter, cooler. Swatch colours are estimates.

Orange Brown vs Orange Rust

Orange Brown

Brand: Reaper
Range: Master Series Paints
Code: 09201
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #b1591f (estimate)

Orange Rust

Brand: Vallejo
Range: Model Air
Code: 71.130
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #c35b32 (estimate)

How close are they?

ΔE 9.1, close: similar, with a visible difference side by side. Orange Rust is a little lighter, cooler than Orange Brown.

Can I use Orange Rust instead of Orange Brown?

Usually, if you are not matching paint already on the model. Close match (ΔE 9). Orange Rust is a little lighter, cooler than Orange Brown.

Can I use Orange Brown instead of Orange Rust?

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

Other Vallejo paints close to Orange Brown

Orange Brown vs Beasty Brown (72.043)Game Color · ΔE 7, close · closer than Orange Rust
Orange Brown vs Grunge Brown (72.115)Game Color · ΔE 11, fair
Orange Brown vs Parasite Brown (72.042)Game Color · ΔE 12, fair

Other Reaper paints close to Orange Rust

Orange Rust vs Fire Orange (09006)Master Series Paints · ΔE 12, fair
Orange Rust vs Phoenix Red (09005)Master Series Paints · ΔE 14, fair
Orange Rust vs Burnt Orange (09111)Master Series Paints · ΔE 14, fair

All matches: Orange Brown equivalents · Orange Rust equivalents