What is the difference between Inferno Orange and Orange Rust?

ΔE 13 (fair). Orange Rust is more muted, warmer. Swatch colours are estimates.

Inferno Orange vs Orange Rust

Inferno Orange

Brand: Two Thin Coats
Range: Triads: highlights
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #d14a31 (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 13.0, fair: the same colour family, but not a straight swap. Orange Rust is more muted, warmer than Inferno Orange.

Can I use Orange Rust instead of Inferno Orange?

Only where an exact match doesn’t matter, such as a new unit or a highlight. Fair match (ΔE 13). Orange Rust is more muted, warmer than Inferno Orange.

Can I use Inferno Orange instead of Orange Rust?

The same difference applies the other way round: Inferno Orange is more saturated, cooler.

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 Inferno Orange on the colour wheel See Orange Rust on the colour wheel

Other Vallejo paints close to Inferno Orange

Inferno Orange vs Clear Orange (70.956)Model Color · ΔE 3, very close · closer than Orange Rust
Inferno Orange vs Amaranth Red (70.829)Model Color · ΔE 4, very close · closer than Orange Rust
Inferno Orange vs Scarlet (70.817)Model Color · ΔE 11, fair · closer than Orange Rust

Other Two Thin Coats paints close to Orange Rust

Orange Rust vs Satyr BrownTriads: highlights · ΔE 11, fair · closer than Inferno Orange
Orange Rust vs Rust OrangeTriads: shadows · ΔE 12, fair · closer than Inferno Orange
Orange Rust vs Fanatic OrangeTriads: midtones · ΔE 14, fair

All matches: Inferno Orange equivalents · Orange Rust equivalents