Tainted Gold vs Iridescent Gold (Fine)

Tainted Gold

Brand
Army Painter
Range
Warpaints Air
Type
a metallic
Swatch
#9a7a30 (estimate)

Iridescent Gold (Fine)

Brand
Golden
Range
Heavy Body Acrylics
Code
4010
Type
a pearl paint
Swatch
#d4b787 (estimate)

How close are they?

ΔE 27.7, loose: different enough that you should pick on purpose. Iridescent Gold (Fine) is noticeably lighter, much more muted than Tainted Gold. They are different kinds of paint: Army Painter Tainted Gold is a metallic and Golden Iridescent Gold (Fine) is a pearl paint, so they won’t behave the same on the model even where the colour is close.

Can I use Iridescent Gold (Fine) instead of Tainted Gold?

Not as a straight swap; see the closer alternatives below. Loose match (ΔE 28). Iridescent Gold (Fine) is noticeably lighter, much more muted than Tainted Gold. They are different kinds of paint.

Can I use Tainted Gold instead of Iridescent Gold (Fine)?

The same difference applies the other way round: Tainted Gold is noticeably darker, much more saturated.

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 Tainted Gold on the colour wheel See Iridescent Gold (Fine) on the colour wheel

Other Golden paints close to Tainted Gold

Other Army Painter paints close to Iridescent Gold (Fine)

All matches: Tainted Gold equivalents · Iridescent Gold (Fine) equivalents

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