What is the difference between Hoard Bronze and Victorian Brass?

ΔE 22 (loose). Victorian Brass is a little darker, warmer. Swatch colours are estimates.

Hoard Bronze vs Victorian Brass

Hoard Bronze

Brand: Army Painter
Range: Speedpaint 2.0
Type: a metallic
Swatch: #a08a48 (estimate)

Victorian Brass

Brand: Scale75
Range: Metal n' Alchemy
Code: SC92
Type: a metallic
Swatch: #a76d47 (estimate)

How close are they?

ΔE 21.8, loose: different enough that you should pick on purpose. Victorian Brass is a little darker, warmer than Hoard Bronze.

Can I use Victorian Brass instead of Hoard Bronze?

Not as a straight swap; see the closer alternatives below. Loose match (ΔE 22). Victorian Brass is a little darker, warmer than Hoard Bronze.

Can I use Hoard Bronze instead of Victorian Brass?

The same difference applies the other way round: Hoard Bronze is a little lighter, 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 Hoard Bronze on the colour wheel See Victorian Brass on the colour wheel

Other Scale75 paints close to Hoard Bronze

Hoard Bronze vs Dwarven Gold (SC73)Metal n' Alchemy · ΔE 4, very close · closer than Victorian Brass
Hoard Bronze vs Elven Gold (SC74)Metal n' Alchemy · ΔE 10, fair · closer than Victorian Brass
Hoard Bronze vs Amber Alchemy (SC93)Metal n' Alchemy · ΔE 16, loose · closer than Victorian Brass

Other Army Painter paints close to Victorian Brass

Victorian Brass vs True CopperWarpaints Air · ΔE 9, close · closer than Hoard Bronze
Victorian Brass vs Talos BronzeSpeedpaint 2.0 · ΔE 10, close · closer than Hoard Bronze
Victorian Brass vs True CopperWarpaints Fanatic · ΔE 10, fair · closer than Hoard Bronze

All matches: Hoard Bronze equivalents · Victorian Brass equivalents