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Make a free guideLooking for a Light Rust equivalent? Below are the closest cross-brand color matches to Light Rust (AK Interactive 3rd Gen) in Reaper MSP, Vallejo Model Color, Citadel Colour, Vallejo Xpress Color, Army Painter Speedpaint, AK Interactive Artist Dense Acrylic, Army Painter Fanatic, Monument Pro Acryl, Scale75 Scalecolor, Vallejo Game Color, Army Painter Colour Primer, Vallejo Hobby Spray, Vallejo Game Color Effects, Army Painter Warpaints, Vallejo Metal Color, Vallejo Weathering Effects, Army Painter Quickshade, Vallejo Model Wash, AK Interactive Diorama Series, Vallejo Diorama FX, ranked by CIE76 deltaE color distance. Use them as substitutes, or generate a painting guide from the paints you actually own and let PaintGuide handle the matching and mixing for you.
Closest match in each brand
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Shade & highlight partners
Suggested shadow and highlight colors for Light Rust, picked from the full catalog by color science — not paints you own. Shadows stay richer when they lean cool; pure black just flattens them. Highlights read best warmer and a touch softer than the base; pure white bleaches them out.
- Shade 2Wazdakka RedCitadel ColourGreat match
- Shade 1Evil Sunz ScarletCitadel ColourGreat match
- BaseLight RustAK Interactive 3rd Gen
- Highlight 1Violent VermillionArmy Painter FanaticGreat match
- Highlight 2Rosy SkinReaper MSPGreat match
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Make a free guide with your paintsMatches are computed by converting each paint's color to CIELAB and measuring CIE76 deltaE distance. A “great match” (deltaE < 3) is very close to the eye; a “close match” is a usable substitute. Finish, opacity, and coverage still differ between brands, so test on primer when it matters.