What is the difference between Ice Yellow and Pale Rider?

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

Ice Yellow vs Pale Rider

Ice Yellow

Brand: Army Painter
Range: Warpaints Fanatic
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 Ice Yellow.

Can I use Pale Rider instead of Ice Yellow?

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

Can I use Ice Yellow instead of Pale Rider?

The same difference applies the other way round: Ice Yellow 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 Ice Yellow on the colour wheel See Pale Rider on the colour wheel

Other Bear Cavalry paints close to Ice Yellow

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

Other Army Painter paints close to Pale Rider

Pale Rider vs Arid EarthWarpaints Legacy · ΔE 8, close
Pale Rider vs Cosmic DustWarpaints Air · ΔE 11, fair
Pale Rider vs AfterglowWarpaints Fanatic · ΔE 11, fair

All matches: Ice Yellow equivalents · Pale Rider equivalents