Dark Rust
The Army Painter · Warpaints Fanatic Wash
#290F12 · L*7.7 a*13.9 b*3.7
The closest match to The Army Painter Dark Rust in every other range, nearest first.
The Army Painter Dark Rust is a very dark, muted pink-red. 2 ranges carry a near-perfect stand-in for it, the closest being Mig Chipping at ΔE 1.6. 20 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 The Army Painter Dark Rust?
Mig Chipping is the closest equivalent to The Army Painter Dark Rust in any other range, at ΔE 1.6 — a near-perfect substitute. Next nearest: Vallejo Nocturnal Red (ΔE 2.0) and FolkArt Maroon (ΔE 2.7).
What is the Vallejo alternative to The Army Painter Dark Rust?
The nearest Vallejo paint is Nocturnal Red, ΔE 2.0 — a near-perfect substitute. The full The Army Painter to Vallejo conversion chart lists the rest.
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Dark Rust equivalent in Mig
- A Chipping Acrylics AMIG0044 ΔE 1.6 · near-perfect
- B Red Primer Shadow Primers AMIG0918 ΔE 2.9 · very close
Dark Rust equivalent in Vallejo
- A Nocturnal Red Game Air 76.111 ΔE 2.0 · near-perfect
- D Dark Rosewood Arte Deco 85.174 ΔE 6.7 · similar
Dark Rust equivalent in FolkArt
- B Maroon Acrylic Colors 415 ΔE 2.7 · very close
- B Berry Wine Acrylic Colors 434 ΔE 3.1 · very close
Dark Rust equivalent in Creature
- B Mahogany Monument Pro Acryl MPA-009 ΔE 3.2 · very close
- D Dark Umber Monument Pro Acryl MPA-019 ΔE 9.8 · similar
Dark Rust equivalent in Scale75
- B Dark Mud Soil Works ΔE 3.2 · very close
- C Ss Camo Dark Brown Warfront Range ΔE 4.3 · close
Dark Rust equivalent in Reaper
- B Dark Shadow Master Series Paints Core Colors 9040 ΔE 3.4 · very close
- C Mahogany Brown Master Series Paints Core Colors 9070 ΔE 4.3 · close
Dark Rust equivalent in P3
- B Umbral Umber Privateer Press Formula P3 ΔE 3.4 · very close
- D Rhok Hide Privateer Press Formula P3 ΔE 7.3 · similar
Dark Rust equivalent in Arteza
- C Mars Brown Acrylic Premium Paints A306 ΔE 3.7 · close
- D Vandyke Brown Acrylic Premium Paints A308 ΔE 8.8 · similar
Dark Rust equivalent in Foundry
- C Conker Brown Shade Paint System 54A ΔE 3.9 · close
- C Bay Brown Shade Paint System 42A ΔE 4.3 · close
Dark Rust equivalent in Monument
- C Ben Komets Dark Burgundy Pro Signature Series S15 ΔE 4.7 · close
- D Mahogany Pro Acrylic Paints 009 ΔE 5.2 · similar
Dark Rust equivalent in Mr. Paint
- D IJNAF N0 Propeller Color Mr Paint MRP-431 ΔE 5.0 · similar
- D Bsc No.49 Mr Paint MRP-336 ΔE 9.8 · similar
Dark Rust equivalent in Tom Color
- D Noz Moscada TCUP-17 ΔE 5.0 · similar
- D Pelo de Lobisomem TCUP-18 ΔE 8.1 · similar
Dark Rust in the remaining ranges
These ranges have nothing close. The nearest they offer is listed anyway.
| Range | Nearest paint | Distance | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Warcolours | #26121D | Purple 5 Layer paints | ΔE 5.2 |
| Green Stuff World | #24110A | Scorched Wood Acrylic Colors | ΔE 5.4 |
| AK Interactive | #3C2221 | Reddish Black Figures (3rd Gen) | ΔE 6.1 |
| Golden | #3E1B19 | Permanent Maroon OPEN Acrylics | ΔE 6.1 |
| Apple Barrel | #3D2324 | Tapestry Wine Colors | ΔE 6.1 |
| Citadel | #3E1A17 | Cygor Brown Contrast | ΔE 6.5 |
| Mission Models | #33211F | Pearl Root Beer Brown | ΔE 6.8 |
| Italeri | #3D2624 | Pz. Schokobraun RAL 8017 Acrylic Paint | ΔE 7.4 |
| Duncan | #482124 | Amphora Red Wave 3 | ΔE 7.8 |
| Liquitex | #331C2E | Quinacridone Blue Violet Heavy Body Acrylix | ΔE 8.6 |
| Tamiya | #3E0E02 | Hull red Acrylics Mini Flat | ΔE 9.6 |
| Mr. Hobby | #492F32 | Chocolate Brown T Aqueous Hobby Color | ΔE 9.9 |
| Kimera Kolors | #4B3229 | Oxide Brown Dark Expansion Set 1 | ΔE 12.4 |
| Humbrol | #292526 | Black Satin Aerosol Sprays | ΔE 12.6 |
| Revell | #212026 | Black Email Color - Matt | ΔE 13.4 |
| Acrilex | #1E1B17 | Preto Paints | ΔE 14.1 |
| Coat d'Arms | #3E373E | Dark Flesh Military Range | ΔE 14.8 |
| Turbo Dork | #805D49 | Death By | ΔE 27.7 |
Nearest colours inside The Army Painter
- B Dark Red Tone Warpaints Fanatic Wash ΔE 2.3 · very close
- C Dry Blood Warpaints Fanatic Wash ΔE 4.4 · close
- D Dark Skin Wash Skin Tones Paint Set - Washes ΔE 6.2 · similar
- D Rough Iron Warpaints ΔE 6.3 · similar
- D Oak Brown Warpaints Fanatic ΔE 7.4 · similar
- D Red Tone Quickshade Washes Set ΔE 7.5 · similar
Choosing between these: how to pick a substitute that survives the model · what a colour value cannot tell you about a pot