# Dry Rust Brown (Two Thin Coats) Paint Equivalents

> Dry Rust Brown (Two Thin Coats) equivalents: Citadel Skrag Brown, Vallejo Plague Brown and Army Painter Demigod Flames, by ΔE colour distance.

Canonical: https://lexmechanic.com/paints/two-thin-coats/dry-rust-brown

§ PAINT · 11th edition

# Dry Rust Brown: Two Thin Coats opaque, hex #ba773f. Its closest equivalents in every other range, nearest first.

Paint

Dry Rust Brown

Range

[Two Thin Coats](/paints/two-thin-coats)

Finish

opaque

Hex

#ba773f

Hex source

community data

## Dry Rust Brown equivalents

One paint from each other brand: Duncan Rhodes’s own pick where there is one, otherwise the closest in colour and finish.

- ### Citadel equivalent

    [Skrag Brown](/paints/citadel-layer/skrag-brown) Citadel Layer ΔE 17.7

    ◆ maker’s pick approximate
- ### Vallejo equivalent

    [Plague Brown](/paints/vallejo-game-color/plague-brown-72-039) Vallejo Game Color 72.039 ΔE 4.7

    safe substitute
- ### Army Painter equivalent

    [Demigod Flames](/paints/army-painter-fanatic/demigod-flames) Warpaints Fanatic ΔE 5.2

    safe substitute

Dry Rust Brown is an opaque paint from Two Thin Coats. The closest paint in any other range is Plague Brown from Vallejo Game Color at ΔE 4.7, a safe substitute. Across the 13 other ranges, none offer a near match and 4 a safe substitute in the same finish; the rest are approximate or a different finish.

## Closest matches

### [Army Painter Speedpaint 2.0](/paints/speedpaint-2)

- [Warrior Skin](/paints/speedpaint-2/warrior-skin) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 7.7
- [Fire Giant Orange](/paints/speedpaint-2/fire-giant-orange) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 9.4
- [Nuclear Sunrise](/paints/speedpaint-2/nuclear-sunrise) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 9.6

### [Army Painter Warpaints Fanatic](/paints/army-painter-fanatic)

- [Demigod Flames](/paints/army-painter-fanatic/demigod-flames) safe substitute ΔE 5.2
- [Wasteland Clay](/paints/army-painter-fanatic/wasteland-clay) approximate ΔE 11.4
- [Lava Orange](/paints/army-painter-fanatic/lava-orange) approximate ΔE 11.9

### [Army Painter Warpaints Fanatic Wash](/paints/army-painter-fanatic-wash)

- [Light Tone](/paints/army-painter-fanatic-wash/light-tone) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 17.6
- [Sepia Tone](/paints/army-painter-fanatic-wash/sepia-tone) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 22.1
- [Orange Tone](/paints/army-painter-fanatic-wash/orange-tone) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 27.1

### [Citadel Base](/paints/citadel-base)

- [Screaming Bell](/paints/citadel-base/screaming-bell) approximate ΔE 7.7
- [Ratskin Flesh](/paints/citadel-base/ratskin-flesh) approximate ΔE 9.6
- [Hobgrot Hide](/paints/citadel-base/hobgrot-hide) approximate ΔE 14.0

### [Citadel Contrast](/paints/citadel-contrast)

- [Iyanden Yellow](/paints/citadel-contrast/iyanden-yellow) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 9.2
- [Ironjawz Yellow](/paints/citadel-contrast/ironjawz-yellow) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 10.5
- [Magmadroth Flame](/paints/citadel-contrast/magmadroth-flame) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 15.7

### [Citadel Layer](/paints/citadel-layer)

- [Skrag Brown](/paints/citadel-layer/skrag-brown) ◆ maker’s pick approximate ΔE 17.7
- [Tau Light Ochre](/paints/citadel-layer/tau-light-ochre) safe substitute ΔE 5.9
- [Bestigor Flesh](/paints/citadel-layer/bestigor-flesh) safe substitute ΔE 6.4

### [Citadel Shade](/paints/citadel-shade)

- [Casandora Yellow](/paints/citadel-shade/casandora-yellow) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 9.3
- [Cryptek Armourshade Gloss](/paints/citadel-shade/cryptek-armourshade-gloss) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 20.1
- [Mortarion Grime](/paints/citadel-shade/mortarion-grime) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 25.7

### [Vallejo Game Air](/paints/vallejo-game-air)

- [Bronze Brown](/paints/vallejo-game-air/bronze-brown-76-036) safe substitute ΔE 5.5
- [Elf Skin Tone](/paints/vallejo-game-air/elf-skin-tone-76-004) safe substitute ΔE 5.7
- [Gold Yellow](/paints/vallejo-game-air/gold-yellow-76-007) safe substitute ΔE 7.0

### [Vallejo Game Color](/paints/vallejo-game-color)

- [Plague Brown](/paints/vallejo-game-color/plague-brown-72-039) safe substitute ΔE 4.7
- [Bronze Brown](/paints/vallejo-game-color/bronze-brown-72-036) safe substitute ΔE 5.5
- [Elf Skin Tone](/paints/vallejo-game-color/elf-skin-tone-72-004) safe substitute ΔE 5.7

### [Vallejo Mecha Color](/paints/vallejo-mecha)

- [Fuel Stains (Gloss)](/paints/vallejo-mecha/fuel-stains-gloss-69-814) approximate ΔE 9.5
- [Orange Fluorescent](/paints/vallejo-mecha/orange-fluorescent-69-055) approximate ΔE 11.7
- [Orange](/paints/vallejo-mecha/orange-69-007) approximate ΔE 12.9

### [Vallejo Metal Color](/paints/vallejo-metal)

- [Copper](/paints/vallejo-metal/copper-77-710) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 18.4
- [Gold](/paints/vallejo-metal/gold-77-725) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 19.8
- [Magnesium](/paints/vallejo-metal/magnesium-77-711) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 23.1

### [Vallejo Wash](/paints/vallejo-wash)

- [Light Rust](/paints/vallejo-wash/light-rust-76-505) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 3.8
- [Rust](/paints/vallejo-wash/rust-76-506) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 9.1
- [European Dust](/paints/vallejo-wash/european-dust-76-523) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 12.0

### [Vallejo Xpress](/paints/vallejo-xpress)

- [Chameleon Orange](/paints/vallejo-xpress/chameleon-orange-72-455) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 8.2
- [Desert Ochre](/paints/vallejo-xpress/desert-ochre-72-454) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 8.5
- [Khaki Drill](/paints/vallejo-xpress/khaki-drill-72-451) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 9.3

## Also in Two Thin Coats

- [Gyzmo Fur](/paints/two-thin-coats/gyzmo-fur) safe substitute ΔE 6.6
- [Dark Sun Yellow](/paints/two-thin-coats/dark-sun-yellow) safe substitute ΔE 7.0
- [Fire Opal](/paints/two-thin-coats/fire-opal) approximate ΔE 8.0

Every pot in [Two Thin Coats](/paints/two-thin-coats) has a page like this one. Two Thin Coats against the other brands, whole ranges at a time: [Two Thin Coats to Citadel](/paints/two-thin-coats-to-citadel), [Two Thin Coats to Vallejo](/paints/two-thin-coats-to-vallejo), [Two Thin Coats to Army Painter](/paints/two-thin-coats-to-army-painter), [Citadel to Two Thin Coats](/paints/citadel-to-two-thin-coats), [Vallejo to Two Thin Coats](/paints/vallejo-to-two-thin-coats), [Army Painter to Two Thin Coats](/paints/army-painter-to-two-thin-coats).

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##  Questions

What is the Citadel equivalent of Dry Rust Brown?

Skrag Brown from Citadel Layer: the equivalent published by Duncan Rhodes, who makes Two Thin Coats. By colour alone the two sit ΔE 17.7 apart.

What is the Vallejo equivalent of Dry Rust Brown?

Plague Brown from Vallejo Game Color, at ΔE 4.7: a safe substitute in the same finish.

What is the Army Painter equivalent of Dry Rust Brown?

Demigod Flames from Warpaints Fanatic, at ΔE 5.2: a safe substitute in the same finish.