Wild Rider Red vs Orange

Wild Rider Red

Brand
Citadel / Warhammer
Range
Colour: Layer
Type
an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch
#e83a2a (estimate)

Orange

Brand
Green Stuff World
Range
Acrylic Inks
Code
4288
Type
an ink, glaze or transparent paint
Swatch
#dd3913 (estimate)

How close are they?

ΔE 8.2, close: similar, with a visible difference side by side. Our swatches for the two are almost the same. They are different kinds of paint: Citadel Wild Rider Red is an opaque base/layer paint and Green Stuff World Orange 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 Orange instead of Wild Rider Red?

Usually, if you are not matching paint already on the model. Close match (ΔE 8). The swatches are almost the same. They are different kinds of paint.

Can I use Wild Rider Red instead of Orange?

The same difference applies the other way round.

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 Wild Rider Red on the colour wheel See Orange on the colour wheel

Other Green Stuff World paints close to Wild Rider Red

Other Citadel paints close to Orange

All matches: Wild Rider Red equivalents · Orange equivalents

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