What is the difference between Mars Orange and Orange Rust?

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

Mars Orange vs Orange Rust

Mars Orange

Brand: Scale75
Range: Scalecolor
Code: SC39
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #c9662a (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 8.7, close: similar, with a visible difference side by side. Orange Rust is a little darker, cooler than Mars Orange.

Can I use Orange Rust instead of Mars Orange?

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

Can I use Mars Orange instead of Orange Rust?

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

Other Vallejo paints close to Mars Orange

Mars Orange vs Parasite Brown (72.042)Game Color · ΔE 7, close · closer than Orange Rust
Mars Orange vs Beasty Brown (72.043)Game Color · ΔE 9, close
Mars Orange vs Grunge Brown (72.115)Game Color · ΔE 12, fair

Other Scale75 paints close to Orange Rust

Orange Rust vs Kalahari Orange (SC14)Scalecolor · ΔE 6, close · closer than Mars Orange
Orange Rust vs Orange Leather (SC28)Scalecolor · ΔE 11, fair
Orange Rust vs Vulcan Orange (SFG37)Fantasy & Games · ΔE 14, fair

All matches: Mars Orange equivalents · Orange Rust equivalents