What is the difference between Dry Rust Brown and Carmine Red?

ΔE 19 (loose). Carmine Red is a little darker, more saturated, cooler. Swatch colours are estimates.

Dry Rust Brown vs Carmine Red

Dry Rust Brown

Brand: Two Thin Coats
Range: Triads: midtones
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #8d4122 (estimate)

Carmine Red

Brand: Vallejo
Range: Model Color
Code: 70.908
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #932126 (estimate)

How close are they?

ΔE 18.7, loose: different enough that you should pick on purpose. Carmine Red is a little darker, more saturated, cooler than Dry Rust Brown.

Can I use Carmine Red instead of Dry Rust Brown?

Not as a straight swap; see the closer alternatives below. Loose match (ΔE 19). Carmine Red is a little darker, more saturated, cooler than Dry Rust Brown.

Can I use Dry Rust Brown instead of Carmine Red?

The same difference applies the other way round: Dry Rust Brown is a little lighter, more muted, 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 Dry Rust Brown on the colour wheel See Carmine Red on the colour wheel

Other Vallejo paints close to Dry Rust Brown

Dry Rust Brown vs Dark Flesh Tone (72.044)Game Color · ΔE 8, close · closer than Carmine Red
Dry Rust Brown vs Light Brown (70.929)Model Color · ΔE 9, close · closer than Carmine Red
Dry Rust Brown vs Gorgon Brown (72.124)Game Color · ΔE 11, fair · closer than Carmine Red

Other Two Thin Coats paints close to Carmine Red

Carmine Red vs Sanguine ScarletTriads: midtones · ΔE 6, close · closer than Dry Rust Brown
Carmine Red vs Emperor RedTriads: midtones · ΔE 12, fair · closer than Dry Rust Brown
Carmine Red vs Rust OrangeTriads: shadows · ΔE 18, loose · closer than Dry Rust Brown

All matches: Dry Rust Brown equivalents · Carmine Red equivalents