What is the difference between Rust Orange and Orange Brown?

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

Rust Orange vs Orange Brown

Rust Orange

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

Orange Brown

Brand: Vallejo
Range: Model Color
Code: 70.981
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #a45d3c (estimate)

How close are they?

ΔE 13.2, fair: the same colour family, but not a straight swap. Orange Brown is more muted, warmer than Rust Orange.

Can I use Orange Brown instead of Rust Orange?

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

Can I use Rust Orange instead of Orange Brown?

The same difference applies the other way round: Rust 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 Rust Orange on the colour wheel See Orange 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 Orange Brown
Rust Orange vs German Orange (70.805)Model Color · ΔE 11, fair · closer than Orange Brown
Rust Orange vs Dark Flesh Tone (72.044)Game Color · ΔE 11, fair · closer than Orange Brown

Other Two Thin Coats paints close to Orange Brown

Orange Brown vs Satyr BrownTriads: highlights · ΔE 7, close · closer than Rust Orange
Orange Brown vs Dry Rust BrownTriads: midtones · ΔE 11, fair · closer than Rust Orange
Orange Brown vs Evil Eye RedTriads: highlights · ΔE 14, fair

All matches: Rust Orange equivalents · Orange Brown equivalents