What is the difference between Kalahari Orange and Orange Rust?

ΔE 6 (close). Orange Rust is a little lighter. Swatch colours are estimates.

Kalahari Orange vs Orange Rust

Kalahari Orange

Brand: Scale75
Range: Scalecolor
Code: SC14
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #b84d2f (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 6.4, close: similar, with a visible difference side by side. Orange Rust is a little lighter than Kalahari Orange.

Can I use Orange Rust instead of Kalahari Orange?

Usually, if you are not matching paint already on the model. Close match (ΔE 6). Orange Rust is a little lighter than Kalahari Orange.

Can I use Kalahari Orange instead of Orange Rust?

The same difference applies the other way round: Kalahari Orange is a little darker.

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 Kalahari Orange on the colour wheel See Orange Rust on the colour wheel

Other Vallejo paints close to Kalahari Orange

Kalahari Orange vs Grunge Brown (72.115)Game Color · ΔE 4, very close · closer than Orange Rust
Kalahari Orange vs Clear Orange (70.956)Model Color · ΔE 13, fair
Kalahari Orange vs Scarlet (70.817)Model Color · ΔE 14, fair

Other Scale75 paints close to Orange Rust

Orange Rust vs Mars Orange (SC39)Scalecolor · ΔE 9, close
Orange Rust vs Orange Leather (SC28)Scalecolor · ΔE 11, fair
Orange Rust vs Vulcan Orange (SFG37)Fantasy & Games · ΔE 14, fair

All matches: Kalahari Orange equivalents · Orange Rust equivalents