What is the difference between Rust Orange and Grunge Brown?

ΔE 9 (close). Grunge Brown is more saturated, warmer. Swatch colours are estimates.

Rust Orange vs Grunge Brown

Rust Orange

Brand: Two Thin Coats
Range: Triads: shadows
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #b85441 (estimate)

Grunge Brown

Brand: Vallejo
Range: Game Color
Code: 72.115
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #bf5835 (estimate)

How close are they?

ΔE 9.1, close: similar, with a visible difference side by side. Grunge Brown is more saturated, warmer than Rust Orange.

Can I use Grunge Brown instead of Rust Orange?

Usually, if you are not matching paint already on the model. Close match (ΔE 9). Grunge Brown is more saturated, warmer than Rust Orange.

Can I use Rust Orange instead of Grunge Brown?

The same difference applies the other way round: Rust Orange is more muted, 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 Rust Orange on the colour wheel See Grunge Brown on the colour wheel

Other Vallejo paints close to Rust Orange

Rust Orange vs German Orange (70.805)Model Color · ΔE 11, fair
Rust Orange vs Dark Flesh Tone (72.044)Game Color · ΔE 11, fair
Rust Orange vs Faded Red (70.747)Model Color · ΔE 12, fair

Other Two Thin Coats paints close to Grunge Brown

Grunge Brown vs Satyr BrownTriads: highlights · ΔE 10, fair
Grunge Brown vs Evil Eye RedTriads: highlights · ΔE 13, fair
Grunge Brown vs Inferno OrangeTriads: highlights · ΔE 13, fair

All matches: Rust Orange equivalents · Grunge Brown equivalents