What is the difference between Ryza Rust and Dark Flesh?

ΔE 12 (fair). Dark Flesh is more muted. Swatch colours are estimates.

Ryza Rust vs Dark Flesh

Ryza Rust

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

Dark Flesh

Brand: Vallejo
Range: Model Color
Code: 70.927
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #ca8935 (estimate)

How close are they?

ΔE 12.0, fair: the same colour family, but not a straight swap. Dark Flesh is more muted than Ryza Rust.

Can I use Dark Flesh instead of Ryza Rust?

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

Can I use Ryza Rust instead of Dark Flesh?

The same difference applies the other way round: Ryza Rust is more saturated.

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 Dark Flesh on the colour wheel

Other Vallejo paints close to Ryza Rust

Ryza Rust vs Scrofulous Brown (72.038)Game Color · ΔE 5, very close · closer than Dark Flesh
Ryza Rust vs Yellow Ochre (71.033)Model Air · ΔE 6, very close · closer than Dark Flesh
Ryza Rust vs Yellow RLM04 (71.078)Model Air · ΔE 8, close · closer than Dark Flesh

Other Citadel paints close to Dark Flesh

Dark Flesh vs T'au Light OchreColour: Layer · ΔE 3, very close · closer than Ryza Rust
Dark Flesh vs Ungor FleshColour: Layer · ΔE 10, close · closer than Ryza Rust
Dark Flesh vs Zamesi DesertColour: Layer · ΔE 14, fair

All matches: Ryza Rust equivalents · Dark Flesh equivalents