Tainted Gold vs Iridescent Bright Gold (Fine)

Tainted Gold

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

Iridescent Bright Gold (Fine)

Brand
Golden
Range
Heavy Body Acrylics
Code
4012
Type
a pearl paint
Swatch
#dba150 (estimate)

How close are they?

ΔE 20.4, loose: different enough that you should pick on purpose. Iridescent Bright Gold (Fine) is noticeably lighter, more saturated, warmer than Tainted Gold. They are different kinds of paint: Army Painter Tainted Gold is a metallic and Golden Iridescent Bright 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 Bright Gold (Fine) instead of Tainted Gold?

Not as a straight swap; see the closer alternatives below. Loose match (ΔE 20). Iridescent Bright Gold (Fine) is noticeably lighter, more saturated, warmer than Tainted Gold. They are different kinds of paint.

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

The same difference applies the other way round: Tainted Gold is noticeably darker, more muted, 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 Tainted Gold on the colour wheel See Iridescent Bright Gold (Fine) on the colour wheel

Other Golden paints close to Tainted Gold

Other Army Painter paints close to Iridescent Bright Gold (Fine)

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

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