Light Rust Wash
Mig · Washes · AMIG1004
#552E11 · L*23.4 a*15.2 b*25.6
The closest match to Mig Light Rust Wash in every other range, nearest first.
Mig Light Rust Wash is a very dark, moderately saturated orange. Only one range matches it closely enough to swap without thinking: Foundry Tan Shade, ΔE 1.1. 14 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
This is a wash, shade or ink range, and the list below ranks it on colour alone — which for a paint meant to be thinned into a recess is the least reliable thing about it. How to read these matches, and how to choose a wash substitute.
What is the closest equivalent to Mig Light Rust Wash?
Foundry Tan Shade is the closest equivalent to Mig Light Rust Wash in any other range, at ΔE 1.1 — a near-perfect substitute. Next nearest: Tom Color FS 30051 (ΔE 2.2) and FolkArt Nutmeg (ΔE 2.5).
What is the Vallejo alternative to Mig Light Rust Wash?
The nearest Vallejo paint is Brown Engine Soot (Matt), ΔE 3.5 — a very close substitute. The full Mig to Vallejo conversion chart lists the rest.
Shop Mig Light Rust Wash Shop Foundry Tan Shade Shop Foundry Paint System set
Light Rust Wash equivalent in Foundry
- A Tan Shade Paint System 14A ΔE 1.1 · near-perfect
- D Conker Brown Paint System 54B ΔE 5.3 · similar
Light Rust Wash equivalent in Tom Color
- B FS 30051 TC-0058 ΔE 2.2 · very close
- D Oxide Brown TC-0225 ΔE 7.4 · similar
Light Rust Wash equivalent in FolkArt
- B Nutmeg Acrylic Colors 944 ΔE 2.5 · very close
- C Chocolate Brown Multi-Surface Metallic Acrylics 2570 ΔE 4.6 · close
Light Rust Wash equivalent in Coat d'Arms
- B Wood Brown Military Range 218 ΔE 3.1 · very close
- D Magic Metal Fantasy Range 113 ΔE 6.7 · similar
Light Rust Wash equivalent in Scale75
- B Rotbraun Red Warfront Range ΔE 3.4 · very close
- C Ss Camo Red Brown Warfront Range ΔE 4.7 · close
Light Rust Wash equivalent in Vallejo
- B Brown Engine Soot (Matt) Mecha Color 69.818 ΔE 3.5 · very close
- C Old Gold Model Color 70.878 ΔE 3.9 · close
Light Rust Wash equivalent in The Army Painter
- C Oak Brown Warpaints WP1124 ΔE 3.6 · close
- C Dirt Spatter Warpaints WP1416 ΔE 3.8 · close
Light Rust Wash equivalent in Humbrol
- C German Camouflage Red Acrylics - Matt 160 ΔE 3.6 · close
- D Service Brown Acrylics - Gloss 10 ΔE 9.5 · similar
Light Rust Wash equivalent in AK Interactive
- C Wwi French Brown AFV (3rd Gen) AK11304 ΔE 3.8 · close
- C Dark Rust Standard (3rd Gen) AK11107 ΔE 3.9 · close
Light Rust Wash equivalent in Tamiya
- C Brown Acrylics Mini Gloss X-9 ΔE 4.0 · close
- D Red brown Acrylics Mini Flat XF-64 ΔE 5.3 · similar
Light Rust Wash equivalent in Citadel
- C Gore-Grunta Fur Contrast ΔE 4.1 · close
- D Stirland Mud Technical ΔE 5.7 · similar
Light Rust Wash equivalent in Reaper
- C Sepia Liner Master Series Paints Core Colors 9309 ΔE 4.2 · close
- C Brown Ink Master Series Paints Core Colors 9209 ΔE 4.5 · close
Light Rust Wash in the remaining ranges
These ranges have nothing close. The nearest they offer is listed anyway.
| Range | Nearest paint | Distance | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Golden | #4D3111 | Transparent Brown Iron Oxide High Flow | ΔE 4.5 |
| Green Stuff World | #642D0F | Amberglow Dip Dipping Inks | ΔE 4.6 |
| Apple Barrel | #4F3220 | Milk Chocolate Multi-Surface Satin Acrylic Paints | ΔE 4.7 |
| Creature | #663820 | Light Umber Monument Pro Acryl | ΔE 4.9 |
| Mr. Hobby | #543923 | Lederbraun Mr Color | ΔE 5.3 |
| Mission Models | #543425 | NATO Brown | ΔE 5.7 |
| Mr. Paint | #553123 | Chocolate Čsn 2430 Mr Paint | ΔE 5.9 |
| P3 | #4A2518 | Sul Red Privateer Press Formula P3 | ΔE 6.7 |
| Acrilex | #47321B | Rústico Paints | ΔE 6.9 |
| Monument | #3B2313 | Ben Komets Petroleum Brown Pro Signature Series | ΔE 7.5 |
| Liquitex | #492318 | Transparent Burnt Sienna Heavy Body Acrylix | ΔE 7.7 |
| Arteza | #664632 | Pearl Deep Brown Acrylic Pearl Paints | ΔE 8.3 |
| Duncan | #644534 | Spartan Bronze Wave 1 | ΔE 8.6 |
| Kimera Kolors | #4B3229 | Oxide Brown Dark Expansion Set 1 | ΔE 8.8 |
| Warcolours | #4B1C14 | Metallic Black Copper Metallic paints | ΔE 9.8 |
| Revell | #6C312B | Reddish Brown Email Color - Matt | ΔE 11.6 |
| Italeri | #4F4239 | Flat Brown 383 Acrylic Paint | ΔE 12.8 |
| Turbo Dork | #805D49 | Death By | ΔE 16.0 |
Nearest colours inside Mig
- C Red Primer Dark Base Primers ΔE 4.9 · close
- D Clay Brown Acrylics ΔE 5.6 · similar
- D Red Leather Acrylics ΔE 6.3 · similar
- D Red Primer Light Base Primers ΔE 6.6 · similar
- D Medium Brown Dark Earth (bs 450) Acrylics ΔE 6.6 · similar
- D Red Brown Base Acrylics ΔE 7.1 · similar
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