Dark Rust
Mig · Acrylics · AMIG0041
#893B24 · L*35.2 a*31.7 b*30.0
The closest match to Mig Dark Rust in every other range, nearest first.
Mig Dark Rust is a dark, saturated red. 4 ranges carry a near-perfect stand-in for it, the closest being Golden Quinacridone Nickel Azo Gold at ΔE 1.3. 11 of the 30 other ranges have nothing within ΔE 5, so a substitution from those will read as a different colour.
What the ΔE numbers below mean, and how close a match has to be
The closest colour to this paint is in a craft or fine-art range — a bottle sold for decorating and canvas work, not for models. The distance is right; the pot is a different kind of product. What a match to a craft bottle promises, and where it belongs on a model.
What is the closest equivalent to Mig Dark Rust?
Golden Quinacridone Nickel Azo Gold is the closest equivalent to Mig Dark Rust in any other range, at ΔE 1.3 — a near-perfect substitute. Next nearest: Apple Barrel Ripe Tomato (ΔE 1.4) and Mr. Hobby Red Brown (1) (ΔE 1.7).
What is the Vallejo alternative to Mig Dark Rust?
The nearest Vallejo paint is Dwarf Skin, ΔE 2.7 — a very close substitute. The full Mig to Vallejo conversion chart lists the rest.
Shop Mig Dark Rust Shop Golden Quinacridone Nickel Azo Gold (Fluid) Shop Golden Fluid set
Dark Rust equivalent in Golden
- A Quinacridone Nickel Azo Gold Fluid 2301 ΔE 1.3 · near-perfect
- A Mars Yellow Heavy Body 1202 ΔE 1.9 · near-perfect
Dark Rust equivalent in Apple Barrel
- A Ripe Tomato Colors 21470 ΔE 1.4 · near-perfect
- D Hot Ember Gloss™ 20264E ΔE 5.4 · similar
Dark Rust equivalent in Mr. Hobby
- A Red Brown (1) Aqueous Hobby Color H460 ΔE 1.7 · near-perfect
- C Red Brown (2) Aqueous Hobby Color H463 ΔE 4.3 · close
Dark Rust equivalent in The Army Painter
- A Fur Brown Warpaints Air ΔE 1.8 · near-perfect
- C Fur Brown Warpaints Primer CP3016 ΔE 3.5 · close
Dark Rust equivalent in Arteza
- B Burnt Sienna Acrylic Premium Paints A303 ΔE 2.3 · very close
- D Pearl Strawberry Red Acrylic Pearl Paints A222 ΔE 6.5 · similar
Dark Rust equivalent in Liquitex
- B Red Oxide Heavy Body Acrylix 335 ΔE 2.3 · very close
- D Quinacridone Red Heavy Body Acrylix 112 ΔE 5.6 · similar
Dark Rust equivalent in AK Interactive
- B Matt Red AFV AK4003 ΔE 2.4 · very close
- B Red Brown / Red Brown Leather -19- Figures AK3073 ΔE 3.0 · very close
Dark Rust equivalent in Vallejo
- B Dwarf Skin Xpress Color 72.402 ΔE 2.7 · very close
- B Grunge Brown Game Color 72.115 ΔE 3.3 · very close
Dark Rust equivalent in Reaper
- B Tarnished Copper Master Series Paints Core Colors 9305 ΔE 3.0 · very close
- B Auburn Shadow Master Series Paints Core Colors 9241 ΔE 3.4 · very close
Dark Rust equivalent in Citadel
- C Terracotta Foundation (discontinued) ΔE 3.5 · close
- C Gryph-Hound Orange Contrast ΔE 4.6 · close
Dark Rust equivalent in Mr. Paint
- C Dark Orange F-16 Mr Paint MRP-206 ΔE 3.6 · close
- C Marking Red Mr Paint MRP-123 ΔE 4.6 · close
Dark Rust equivalent in Warcolours
- C Metallic Dark Copper Metallic paints ΔE 4.0 · close
- C Brown 2 Layer paints ΔE 4.6 · close
Dark Rust in the remaining ranges
These ranges have nothing close. The nearest they offer is listed anyway.
| Range | Nearest paint | Distance | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Italeri | #933E31 | Leather Acrylic Paint | ΔE 4.2 |
| Tamiya | #99472F | Flat earth Lacquer Paint | ΔE 4.5 |
| FolkArt | #84472B | Terra Cotta Acrylic Colors | ΔE 4.5 |
| Scale75 | #7C2B16 | Rage Brown Instant Colors Range | ΔE 4.5 |
| Creature | #974634 | Shadow Flesh Monument Pro Acryl | ΔE 4.6 |
| Green Stuff World | #882A1E | Primer Red Matt Surface | ΔE 4.7 |
| Monument | #802715 | Burnt Orange Pro Acrylic Paints | ΔE 5.0 |
| Mission Models | #733C28 | Signalbraun RAL 8002 | ΔE 5.3 |
| Foundry | #8E2313 | Madder Red Paint System | ΔE 5.3 |
| P3 | #76412B | Basilisk Brown Privateer Press Formula P3 | ΔE 5.4 |
| Tom Color | #843731 | Marrone Mimetico 1 | ΔE 6.1 |
| Duncan | #961714 | Sanguine Scarlet Wave 1 | ΔE 7.3 |
| Revell | #9F2927 | Fiery Red Email Color - Gloss | ΔE 7.4 |
| Turbo Dork | #9E4C3F | Life On Mars | ΔE 7.5 |
| Coat d'Arms | #79493D | Red Brown World War II Range | ΔE 7.7 |
| Humbrol | #87533B | Brown Acrylics - Matt | ΔE 7.8 |
| Acrilex | #9A3E3F | Púrpura Paints | ΔE 9.2 |
| Kimera Kolors | #65271D | Royal Brown Expansion Set 1 | ΔE 9.3 |
Nearest colours inside Mig
- C Earth Brown Acrylics ΔE 4.2 · close
- C Red Primer High Lights Primers ΔE 4.8 · close
- D Washable Rust Acrylics ΔE 5.0 · similar
- D RAL 8012 Rotbraun Acrylics ΔE 5.0 · similar
- D Red Brown Base Acrylics ΔE 6.7 · similar
- D Red Brown Light Acrylics ΔE 8.1 · similar
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