Ryza Rust vs Ink Yellow

Ryza Rust

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

Ink Yellow

Brand
Vallejo
Range
Game Color Ink
Code
72.085
Type
an ink, glaze or transparent paint
Swatch
#e7911b (estimate)

How close are they?

ΔE 7.5, close: similar, with a visible difference side by side. Ink Yellow is more saturated than Ryza Rust. They are different kinds of paint: Citadel Ryza Rust is an opaque base/layer paint and Vallejo Ink Yellow is an ink, glaze or transparent paint, so they won’t behave the same on the model even where the colour is close.

Can I use Ink Yellow instead of Ryza Rust?

Usually, if you are not matching paint already on the model. Close match (ΔE 8). Ink Yellow is more saturated than Ryza Rust. They are different kinds of paint.

Can I use Ryza Rust instead of Ink Yellow?

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

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 Ink Yellow on the colour wheel

Other Vallejo paints close to Ryza Rust

Other Citadel paints close to Ink Yellow

All matches: Ryza Rust equivalents · Ink Yellow equivalents

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