What is the difference between Bright Gold and Bees Knees?

ΔE 20 (loose). Bees Knees is noticeably lighter, much more saturated. Swatch colours are estimates.

Bright Gold vs Bees Knees

Bright Gold

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

Bees Knees

Brand: Turbo Dork
Range: Metallic
Code: Coloured base
Type: a metallic
Swatch: #f1c820 (estimate)

How close are they?

ΔE 19.7, loose: different enough that you should pick on purpose. Bees Knees is noticeably lighter, much more saturated than Bright Gold.

Can I use Bees Knees instead of Bright Gold?

Not as a straight swap; see the closer alternatives below. Loose match (ΔE 20). Bees Knees is noticeably lighter, much more saturated than Bright Gold.

Can I use Bright Gold instead of Bees Knees?

The same difference applies the other way round: Bright Gold is noticeably darker, much 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 Bright Gold on the colour wheel See Bees Knees on the colour wheel

Other Turbo Dork paints close to Bright Gold

Bright Gold vs Orange You Glad (Coloured base)Metallic · ΔE 13, fair · closer than Bees Knees
Bright Gold vs Gold Rush (Black base)Metallic · ΔE 17, loose · closer than Bees Knees
Bright Gold vs Radium (Black base)TurboShift · ΔE 19, loose · closer than Bees Knees

Other Army Painter paints close to Bees Knees

Bees Knees vs Hoplite GoldSpeedpaint 2.0 · ΔE 18, loose · closer than Bright Gold
Bees Knees vs Bright GoldWarpaints Air · ΔE 18, loose · closer than Bright Gold
Bees Knees vs Aztec GoldSpeedpaint 2.0 · ΔE 24, loose

All matches: Bright Gold equivalents · Bees Knees equivalents