What is the difference between Arid Earth and Pale Rider?

ΔE 8 (close). Pale Rider is more saturated, cooler. Swatch colours are estimates.

Arid Earth vs Pale Rider

Arid Earth

Brand: Army Painter
Range: Warpaints Legacy
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #ffefae (estimate)

Pale Rider

Brand: Bear Cavalry
Range: Bear Cavalry Paints
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #fff9aa (estimate)

How close are they?

ΔE 8.0, close: similar, with a visible difference side by side. Pale Rider is more saturated, cooler than Arid Earth.

Can I use Pale Rider instead of Arid Earth?

Usually, if you are not matching paint already on the model. Close match (ΔE 8). Pale Rider is more saturated, cooler than Arid Earth.

Can I use Arid Earth instead of Pale Rider?

The same difference applies the other way round: Arid Earth is 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 Arid Earth on the colour wheel See Pale Rider on the colour wheel

Other Bear Cavalry paints close to Arid Earth

Arid Earth vs Boone TanBear Cavalry Paints · ΔE 25, loose
Arid Earth vs Sunburned SkinBear Cavalry Paints · ΔE 34, loose
Arid Earth vs White RoomBear Cavalry Paints · ΔE 35, loose

Other Army Painter paints close to Pale Rider

Pale Rider vs Ice YellowWarpaints Fanatic · ΔE 8, close
Pale Rider vs Cosmic DustWarpaints Air · ΔE 11, fair
Pale Rider vs AfterglowWarpaints Fanatic · ΔE 11, fair

All matches: Arid Earth equivalents · Pale Rider equivalents