What is the difference between Ryza Rust and Sulfide Yellow?

ΔE 12 (fair). Sulfide Yellow is a little lighter, more muted, cooler. Swatch colours are estimates.

Ryza Rust vs Sulfide Yellow

Ryza Rust

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

Sulfide Yellow

Brand: Nocturna Models
Range: N-Paint Basic
Code: NA24
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #dc9b43 (estimate)

How close are they?

ΔE 12.5, fair: the same colour family, but not a straight swap. Sulfide Yellow is a little lighter, more muted, cooler than Ryza Rust.

Can I use Sulfide Yellow instead of Ryza Rust?

Only where an exact match doesn’t matter, such as a new unit or a highlight. Fair match (ΔE 12). Sulfide Yellow is a little lighter, more muted, cooler than Ryza Rust.

Can I use Ryza Rust instead of Sulfide Yellow?

The same difference applies the other way round: Ryza Rust is a little darker, 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 Ryza Rust on the colour wheel See Sulfide Yellow on the colour wheel

Other Nocturna Models paints close to Ryza Rust

Ryza Rust vs Desert Brown (NA46)N-Paint Basic · ΔE 16, loose
Ryza Rust vs Orange Rust (NA23)N-Paint Basic · ΔE 23, loose
Ryza Rust vs Leather Brown (NA44)N-Paint Basic · ΔE 27, loose

Other Citadel paints close to Sulfide Yellow

Sulfide Yellow vs T'au Light OchreColour: Layer · ΔE 8, close · closer than Ryza Rust
Sulfide Yellow vs Ungor FleshColour: Layer · ΔE 9, close · closer than Ryza Rust
Sulfide Yellow vs Zamesi DesertColour: Layer · ΔE 10, close · closer than Ryza Rust

All matches: Ryza Rust equivalents · Sulfide Yellow equivalents