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Make a free guideLooking for a Rust Tone equivalent? Below are the closest cross-brand color matches to Rust Tone (Army Painter Fanatic) in Army Painter Speedpaint, Reaper MSP, Army Painter Colour Primer, Vallejo Game Color, Vallejo Model Wash, AK Interactive 3rd Gen, Vallejo Model Color, Citadel Colour, Vallejo Hobby Spray, Scale75 Scalecolor, AK Interactive Artist Dense Acrylic, Vallejo Xpress Color, Monument Pro Acryl, Vallejo Weathering Effects, Army Painter Warpaints, AK Interactive Diorama Series, Vallejo Diorama FX, Army Painter Quickshade, Vallejo Game Color Effects, Vallejo Metal Color, 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 Rust Tone, 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 2Dark Prussian BlueAK Interactive 3rd GenGreat match
- Shade 1Dark ShadowReaper MSPGreat match
- BaseRust ToneArmy Painter Fanatic
- Highlight 1Light UmberMonument Pro AcrylGreat match
- Highlight 2Brown GreyScale75 ScalecolorGreat 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.