What is the difference between Red Brown and Rust?

ΔE 13 (fair). Rust is a little lighter, more muted, cooler. Swatch colours are estimates.

Red Brown vs Rust

Red Brown

Brand: Tamiya
Range: XF Flat Acrylic
Code: XF-64
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #523b29 (estimate)

Rust

Brand: Vallejo
Range: Model Air
Code: 71.080
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #654a49 (estimate)

How close are they?

ΔE 13.0, fair: the same colour family, but not a straight swap. Rust is a little lighter, more muted, cooler than Red Brown.

Can I use Rust instead of Red Brown?

Only where an exact match doesn’t matter, such as a new unit or a highlight. Fair match (ΔE 13). Rust is a little lighter, more muted, cooler than Red Brown.

Can I use Red Brown instead of Rust?

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

Other Vallejo paints close to Red Brown

Red Brown vs Flat Earth (70.983)Model Color · ΔE 3, very close · closer than Rust
Red Brown vs Cam. Middle Brown (70.740)Model Color · ΔE 7, close · closer than Rust
Red Brown vs BC Dark Brown (70.768)Model Color · ΔE 8, close · closer than Rust

Other Tamiya paints close to Rust

Rust vs Flat Brown (XF-10)XF Flat Acrylic · ΔE 6, close · closer than Red Brown
Rust vs Red Brown 2 (XF-90)XF Flat Acrylic · ΔE 6, close · closer than Red Brown
Rust vs Dark Earth (AS-22)AS Spray (aircraft) · ΔE 10, fair · closer than Red Brown

All matches: Red Brown equivalents · Rust equivalents