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Make a free guideLooking for a Medium Rust equivalent? Below are the closest cross-brand color matches to Medium Rust (AK Interactive 3rd Gen) in Army Painter Speedpaint, Reaper MSP, Citadel Colour, Vallejo Weathering Effects, Army Painter Warpaints, Vallejo Game Color Effects, Vallejo Metal Color, Vallejo Game Color, Army Painter Fanatic, Vallejo Model Color, Vallejo Xpress Color, Scale75 Scalecolor, AK Interactive Artist Dense Acrylic, Vallejo Model Wash, Monument Pro Acryl, AK Interactive Diorama Series, Army Painter Colour Primer, Vallejo Hobby Spray, Army Painter Quickshade, 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.
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Shade & highlight partners
Suggested shadow and highlight colors for Medium 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 2Walnut BrownReaper MSPGreat match
- Shade 1Dirty RedAK Interactive 3rd GenGreat match
- BaseMedium RustAK Interactive 3rd Gen
- Highlight 1Moonstone SkinArmy 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.