What is the difference between Rust Orange and Red?

ΔE 15 (loose). Red is noticeably darker, cooler. Swatch colours are estimates.

Rust Orange vs Red

Rust Orange

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

Red

Brand: Vallejo
Range: Model Air
Code: 71.269
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #973336 (estimate)

How close are they?

ΔE 15.3, loose: different enough that you should pick on purpose. Red is noticeably darker, cooler than Rust Orange.

Can I use Red instead of Rust Orange?

Not as a straight swap; see the closer alternatives below. Loose match (ΔE 15). Red is noticeably darker, cooler than Rust Orange.

Can I use Rust Orange instead of Red?

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

Other Two Thin Coats paints close to Red

Red vs Emperor RedTriads: midtones · ΔE 8, close · closer than Rust Orange
Red vs Sanguine ScarletTriads: midtones · ΔE 14, fair · closer than Rust Orange
Red vs Asmodeus RedTriads: midtones · ΔE 15, fair · closer than Rust Orange

All matches: Rust Orange equivalents · Red equivalents