What is the difference between Wild Rider Red and Orange Rust?

ΔE 22 (loose). Orange Rust is noticeably lighter, more muted, warmer. Swatch colours are estimates.

Wild Rider Red vs Orange Rust

Wild Rider Red

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

Orange Rust

Brand: Nocturna Models
Range: N-Paint Basic
Code: NA23
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #fb7331 (estimate)

How close are they?

ΔE 22.3, loose: different enough that you should pick on purpose. Orange Rust is noticeably lighter, more muted, warmer than Wild Rider Red.

Can I use Orange Rust instead of Wild Rider Red?

Not as a straight swap; see the closer alternatives below. Loose match (ΔE 22). Orange Rust is noticeably lighter, more muted, warmer than Wild Rider Red.

Can I use Wild Rider Red instead of Orange Rust?

The same difference applies the other way round: Wild Rider Red is noticeably darker, more saturated, cooler.

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 Rust on the colour wheel

Other Nocturna Models paints close to Wild Rider Red

Wild Rider Red vs Scarlett Red (NA22)N-Paint Basic · ΔE 9, close · closer than Orange Rust
Wild Rider Red vs Demon Red (NA21)N-Paint Basic · ΔE 15, fair · closer than Orange Rust
Wild Rider Red vs Ruby Red (NA19)N-Paint Basic · ΔE 35, loose

Other Citadel paints close to Orange Rust

Orange Rust vs Trollslayer OrangeColour: Layer · ΔE 3, very close · closer than Wild Rider Red
Orange Rust vs Trollslayer OrangeColour: Air · ΔE 3, very close · closer than Wild Rider Red
Orange Rust vs Jokaero OrangeColour: Base · ΔE 7, close · closer than Wild Rider Red

All matches: Wild Rider Red equivalents · Orange Rust equivalents