What is the difference between Safety Orange and Ryza Rust?

ΔE 9 (close). Ryza Rust is a little darker, cooler. Swatch colours are estimates.

Safety Orange vs Ryza Rust

Safety Orange

Brand: Army Painter
Range: Warpaints Air
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #f89040 (estimate)

Ryza Rust

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

How close are they?

ΔE 9.5, close: similar, with a visible difference side by side. Ryza Rust is a little darker, cooler than Safety Orange.

Can I use Ryza Rust instead of Safety Orange?

Usually, if you are not matching paint already on the model. Close match (ΔE 9). Ryza Rust is a little darker, cooler than Safety Orange.

Can I use Safety Orange instead of Ryza Rust?

The same difference applies the other way round: Safety Orange is a little lighter, 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 Safety Orange on the colour wheel See Ryza Rust on the colour wheel

Other Citadel paints close to Safety Orange

Safety Orange vs Lugganath OrangeColour: Layer · ΔE 2, very close · closer than Ryza Rust
Safety Orange vs Fire Dragon BrightColour: Layer · ΔE 7, close · closer than Ryza Rust
Safety Orange vs Trollslayer OrangeColour: Layer · ΔE 17, loose

Other Army Painter paints close to Ryza Rust

Ryza Rust vs Radiation GlowWarpaints Fanatic · ΔE 7, close · closer than Safety Orange
Ryza Rust vs Glowing InfernoWarpaints Fanatic · ΔE 9, close · closer than Safety Orange
Ryza Rust vs Orange MagmaWarpaints Air · ΔE 9, close · closer than Safety Orange

All matches: Safety Orange equivalents · Ryza Rust equivalents