What is the difference between Warm Yellow and Ryza Rust?

ΔE 16 (loose). Ryza Rust is a little lighter, much more saturated, cooler. Swatch colours are estimates.

Warm Yellow vs Ryza Rust

Warm Yellow

Brand: AK Interactive
Range: AK Quick Gen
Code: AK17010
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #d07e40 (estimate)

Ryza Rust

Brand: Citadel / Warhammer
Range: Colour: Dry
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #e08a2a (estimate)

How close are they?

ΔE 15.5, loose: different enough that you should pick on purpose. Ryza Rust is a little lighter, much more saturated, cooler than Warm Yellow.

Can I use Ryza Rust instead of Warm Yellow?

Not as a straight swap; see the closer alternatives below. Loose match (ΔE 16). Ryza Rust is a little lighter, much more saturated, cooler than Warm Yellow.

Can I use Warm Yellow instead of Ryza Rust?

The same difference applies the other way round: Warm Yellow is a little darker, much more muted, warmer.

ΔE is the colour difference between our two swatch estimates: under about 6 is close, over about 15 is loose. Real paints also differ in finish, coverage and how they thin, so test before you commit.

See Warm Yellow on the colour wheel See Ryza Rust on the colour wheel

Other Citadel paints close to Warm Yellow

Warm Yellow vs T'au Light OchreColour: Layer · ΔE 10, fair · closer than Ryza Rust
Warm Yellow vs Lugganath OrangeColour: Layer · ΔE 15, fair · closer than Ryza Rust
Warm Yellow vs Deathclaw BrownColour: Layer · ΔE 15, fair · closer than Ryza Rust

Other AK Interactive paints close to Ryza Rust

Ryza Rust vs Clear Yellow (AK11217)3rd Gen Standard · ΔE 10, fair · closer than Warm Yellow
Ryza Rust vs Dark Flesh (AK11056)3rd Gen Standard · ΔE 11, fair · closer than Warm Yellow
Ryza Rust vs Solar Yellow (AK17012)AK Quick Gen · ΔE 11, fair · closer than Warm Yellow

All matches: Warm Yellow equivalents · Ryza Rust equivalents