Bright Gold vs Pearl Yellow

Bright Gold

Brand
Army Painter
Range
Warpaints Fanatic
Type
a metallic
Swatch
#c8a020 (estimate)

Pearl Yellow

Brand
Tamiya
Range
TS Spray
Code
TS-97
Type
a pearl paint
Swatch
#fee411 (estimate)

How close are they?

ΔE 34.0, loose: different enough that you should pick on purpose. Pearl Yellow is noticeably lighter, much more saturated, cooler than Bright Gold. They are different kinds of paint: Army Painter Bright Gold is a metallic and Tamiya Pearl Yellow is a pearl paint, so they won’t behave the same on the model even where the colour is close.

Can I use Pearl Yellow instead of Bright Gold?

Not as a straight swap; see the closer alternatives below. Loose match (ΔE 34). Pearl Yellow is noticeably lighter, much more saturated, cooler than Bright Gold. They are different kinds of paint.

Can I use Bright Gold instead of Pearl Yellow?

The same difference applies the other way round: Bright Gold is noticeably darker, much more muted, 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 Bright Gold on the colour wheel See Pearl Yellow on the colour wheel

Other Tamiya paints close to Bright Gold

Other Army Painter paints close to Pearl Yellow

All matches: Bright Gold equivalents · Pearl Yellow equivalents

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