Medium Rust
Mig · Acrylics · AMIG0040
#B85430 · L*47.9 a*38.1 b*39.6
The closest match to Mig Medium Rust in every other range, nearest first.
Mig Medium Rust is a mid-toned, saturated red. Nothing matches it exactly. The nearest is FolkArt Pure Orange at ΔE 2.3 — very close. 18 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 Medium Rust?
FolkArt Pure Orange is the closest equivalent to Mig Medium Rust in any other range, at ΔE 2.3 — a very close substitute. Next nearest: The Army Painter True Copper (ΔE 2.3) and Reaper Numeria Rust (ΔE 2.3).
What is the Vallejo alternative to Mig Medium Rust?
The nearest Vallejo paint is Copper, ΔE 4.5 — a close substitute. The full Mig to Vallejo conversion chart lists the rest.
Shop Mig Medium Rust Shop FolkArt Pure Orange (Pure™ Artist Pigment) Shop FolkArt Pure™ Artist Pigment set
Medium Rust equivalent in FolkArt
- B Pure Orange Pure™ Artist Pigment 6388 ΔE 2.3 · very close
- B Autumn Leaves Acrylic Colors 920 ΔE 2.7 · very close
Medium Rust equivalent in The Army Painter
- B True Copper Warpaints Air ΔE 2.3 · very close
- B Fresh Rust Warpaints Fanatic Wash ΔE 2.6 · very close
Medium Rust equivalent in Reaper
- B Numeria Rust Master Series Paints Pathfinder 89510 ΔE 2.3 · very close
- C Redstone Highlight Master Series Paints Core Colors 9225 ΔE 3.6 · close
Medium Rust equivalent in Arteza
- B Mars Orange Acrylic Premium Paints A302 ΔE 2.9 · very close
- D Pearl Copper Gold Acrylic Pearl Paints A129 ΔE 7.2 · similar
Medium Rust equivalent in Humbrol
- B Leather Acrylics - Matt 62 ΔE 3.1 · very close
- D Tan Acrylics - Gloss 9 ΔE 5.9 · similar
Medium Rust equivalent in Monument
- C Burnt Sienna Pro Acrylic Paints 059 ΔE 3.5 · close
- E Fluorescent Orange Pro Signature Series F02 ΔE 10.8 · far
Medium Rust equivalent in Kimera Kolors
- C Orange Pure Pigments PO34 ΔE 4.0 · close
- D Toluidine Red Expansion Set 1 PR 3 ΔE 5.8 · similar
Medium Rust equivalent in Citadel
- C Tanned Flesh Foundation (discontinued) ΔE 4.1 · close
- C Macharius Solar Orange Foundation (discontinued) ΔE 4.9 · close
Medium Rust equivalent in AK Interactive
- C Vermillion Standard (3rd Gen) AK11090 ΔE 4.2 · close
- C Amaranth Red Standard (3rd Gen) AK11086 ΔE 4.6 · close
Medium Rust equivalent in Duncan
- C Steampunk Copper Wave 2 ΔE 4.2 · close
- C Rust Orange Wave 1 ΔE 4.3 · close
Medium Rust equivalent in Vallejo
- C Copper Arte Deco 81.171 ΔE 4.5 · close
- C Dark Rust Wash FX 76.507 ΔE 4.8 · close
Medium Rust equivalent in Apple Barrel
- C Jack-O-Lantern Colors 21472 ΔE 4.7 · close
- D Harvest Orange Colors 20589 ΔE 5.5 · similar
Medium Rust in the remaining ranges
These ranges have nothing close. The nearest they offer is listed anyway.
| Range | Nearest paint | Distance | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Scale75 | #A3563C | Kalahari Orange Scale Color Range | ΔE 5.1 |
| Warcolours | #AA441E | Metallic Copper Metallic paints | ΔE 5.3 |
| Green Stuff World | #A85D46 | Swamp Brown Intensity Ink | ΔE 5.4 |
| Acrilex | #B5653C | Siena Natural Paints | ΔE 5.5 |
| Mission Models | #9E5739 | Pearl Copper | ΔE 5.8 |
| Mr. Paint | #CC4300 | Ford Gt Gulf Orange {heritage Edition} Mr Paint - Car | ΔE 6.2 |
| Liquitex | #D44D16 | Pyrrole Orange Heavy Body Acrylix | ΔE 6.2 |
| Revell | #A45D33 | Brown Email Color - Matt | ΔE 6.2 |
| P3 | #9E4923 | Bloodstone Privateer Press Formula P3 | ΔE 6.6 |
| Golden | #9E5A33 | Raw Sienna Heavy Body | ΔE 6.7 |
| Mr. Hobby | #C96549 | Copper Mr Metal Color | ΔE 6.8 |
| Creature | #9E5423 | Copper Monument Pro Acryl | ΔE 7.6 |
| Foundry | #A0623B | Spearshaft Paint System | ΔE 7.9 |
| Tamiya | #99472F | Flat earth Lacquer Paint | ΔE 8.0 |
| Coat d'Arms | #C96F4D | Beaten Copper Fantasy Range | ΔE 8.7 |
| Italeri | #C13027 | Red Acrylic Paint | ΔE 8.8 |
| Turbo Dork | #9E4C3F | Life On Mars | ΔE 9.0 |
| Tom Color | #E42417 | Vermelho Flame | ΔE 9.6 |
Nearest colours inside Mig
- D Red Brown Light Acrylics ΔE 7.2 · similar
- D Metallic Red Acrylics ΔE 7.2 · similar
- D Washable Rust Acrylics ΔE 8.1 · similar
- D Red Acrylics ΔE 9.0 · similar
- D Red Primer Shine Primers ΔE 9.2 · similar
- E Blood Red Acrylics ΔE 11.2 · far
Choosing between these: how to pick a substitute that survives the model · what a colour value cannot tell you about a pot