What is the difference between Rust Orange and Light Brown?

ΔE 16 (loose). Light Brown is a little darker, more muted, warmer. Swatch colours are estimates.

Rust Orange vs Light Brown

Rust Orange

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

Light Brown

Brand: Vallejo
Range: Model Color
Code: 70.929
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #975534 (estimate)

How close are they?

ΔE 15.6, loose: different enough that you should pick on purpose. Light Brown is a little darker, more muted, warmer than Rust Orange.

Can I use Light Brown instead of Rust Orange?

Not as a straight swap; see the closer alternatives below. Loose match (ΔE 16). Light Brown is a little darker, more muted, warmer than Rust Orange.

Can I use Rust Orange instead of Light Brown?

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

Other Vallejo paints close to Rust Orange

Rust Orange vs Grunge Brown (72.115)Game Color · ΔE 9, close · closer than Light Brown
Rust Orange vs German Orange (70.805)Model Color · ΔE 11, fair · closer than Light Brown
Rust Orange vs Dark Flesh Tone (72.044)Game Color · ΔE 11, fair · closer than Light Brown

Other Two Thin Coats paints close to Light Brown

Light Brown vs Dry Rust BrownTriads: midtones · ΔE 9, close · closer than Rust Orange
Light Brown vs Satyr BrownTriads: highlights · ΔE 11, fair · closer than Rust Orange
Light Brown vs Gyzmo FurTriads: shadows · ΔE 16, loose

All matches: Rust Orange equivalents · Light Brown equivalents