What is the difference between Sunpetal and Pale Rider?

ΔE 51 (loose). Pale Rider is a little lighter, much more muted, cooler. Swatch colours are estimates.

Sunpetal vs Pale Rider

Sunpetal

Brand: Army Painter
Range: John Blanche Vol. 1-4
Code: Vol. 4
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #ffdf00 (estimate)

Pale Rider

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

How close are they?

ΔE 50.6, loose: different enough that you should pick on purpose. Pale Rider is a little lighter, much more muted, cooler than Sunpetal.

Can I use Pale Rider instead of Sunpetal?

Not as a straight swap; see the closer alternatives below. Loose match (ΔE 51). Pale Rider is a little lighter, much more muted, cooler than Sunpetal.

Can I use Sunpetal instead of Pale Rider?

The same difference applies the other way round: Sunpetal is a little darker, much more saturated, 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 Sunpetal on the colour wheel See Pale Rider on the colour wheel

Other Bear Cavalry paints close to Sunpetal

Sunpetal vs Battle of Yellow TavernBear Cavalry Paints · ΔE 4, very close · closer than Pale Rider
Sunpetal vs Screaming SunBear Cavalry Paints · ΔE 9, close · closer than Pale Rider
Sunpetal vs Gold Dust WomanBear Cavalry Paints · ΔE 25, loose · closer than Pale Rider

Other Army Painter paints close to Pale Rider

Pale Rider vs Ice YellowWarpaints Fanatic · ΔE 8, close · closer than Sunpetal
Pale Rider vs Arid EarthWarpaints Legacy · ΔE 8, close · closer than Sunpetal
Pale Rider vs Cosmic DustWarpaints Air · ΔE 11, fair · closer than Sunpetal

All matches: Sunpetal equivalents · Pale Rider equivalents