What is the difference between Retributor Armour and Summoning Sickness?

ΔE 18 (loose). Summoning Sickness is more muted, cooler. Swatch colours are estimates.

Retributor Armour vs Summoning Sickness

Retributor Armour

Brand: Citadel / Warhammer
Range: Colour: Base
Type: a metallic
Swatch: #b0902a (estimate)

Summoning Sickness

Brand: Turbo Dork
Range: Metallic
Code: Coloured base
Type: a metallic
Swatch: #94983a (estimate)

How close are they?

ΔE 17.6, loose: different enough that you should pick on purpose. Summoning Sickness is more muted, cooler than Retributor Armour.

Can I use Summoning Sickness instead of Retributor Armour?

Not as a straight swap; see the closer alternatives below. Loose match (ΔE 18). Summoning Sickness is more muted, cooler than Retributor Armour.

Can I use Retributor Armour instead of Summoning Sickness?

The same difference applies the other way round: Retributor Armour is 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 Retributor Armour on the colour wheel See Summoning Sickness on the colour wheel

Other Turbo Dork paints close to Retributor Armour

Retributor Armour vs Gold Rush (Black base)Metallic · ΔE 9, close · closer than Summoning Sickness
Retributor Armour vs All That Glitters (Black base)Metallic · ΔE 11, fair · closer than Summoning Sickness
Retributor Armour vs Bullion (Black base)Metallic · ΔE 17, loose · closer than Summoning Sickness

Other Citadel paints close to Summoning Sickness

Summoning Sickness vs Auric Armour GoldColour: Layer · ΔE 12, fair · closer than Retributor Armour
Summoning Sickness vs Skullcrusher BrassColour: Layer · ΔE 18, loose
Summoning Sickness vs Runelord BrassColour: Base · ΔE 19, loose

All matches: Retributor Armour equivalents · Summoning Sickness equivalents