What is the difference between Rust Orange and Scarlet Red?

ΔE 17 (loose). Scarlet Red is noticeably darker, more saturated, cooler. Swatch colours are estimates.

Rust Orange vs Scarlet Red

Rust Orange

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

Scarlet Red

Brand: Vallejo
Range: Game Color
Code: 72.012
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #a0262e (estimate)

How close are they?

ΔE 16.6, loose: different enough that you should pick on purpose. Scarlet Red is noticeably darker, more saturated, cooler than Rust Orange.

Can I use Scarlet Red instead of Rust Orange?

Not as a straight swap; see the closer alternatives below. Loose match (ΔE 17). Scarlet Red is noticeably darker, more saturated, cooler than Rust Orange.

Can I use Rust Orange instead of Scarlet Red?

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

Other Two Thin Coats paints close to Scarlet Red

Scarlet Red vs Sanguine ScarletTriads: midtones · ΔE 7, close · closer than Rust Orange
Scarlet Red vs Emperor RedTriads: midtones · ΔE 11, fair · closer than Rust Orange
Scarlet Red vs Hellspawn RedBrights · ΔE 19, loose

All matches: Rust Orange equivalents · Scarlet Red equivalents