What is the difference between Weapon Bronze and Dwarven Gold?

ΔE 23 (loose). Dwarven Gold is a little lighter, much more muted, cooler. Swatch colours are estimates.

Weapon Bronze vs Dwarven Gold

Weapon Bronze

Brand: Army Painter
Range: Warpaints Fanatic
Type: a metallic
Swatch: #b06a20 (estimate)

Dwarven Gold

Brand: Scale75
Range: Metal n' Alchemy
Code: SC73
Type: a metallic
Swatch: #9e823f (estimate)

How close are they?

ΔE 22.8, loose: different enough that you should pick on purpose. Dwarven Gold is a little lighter, much more muted, cooler than Weapon Bronze.

Can I use Dwarven Gold instead of Weapon Bronze?

Not as a straight swap; see the closer alternatives below. Loose match (ΔE 23). Dwarven Gold is a little lighter, much more muted, cooler than Weapon Bronze.

Can I use Weapon Bronze instead of Dwarven Gold?

The same difference applies the other way round: Weapon Bronze is a little darker, much more saturated, 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 Weapon Bronze on the colour wheel See Dwarven Gold on the colour wheel

Other Scale75 paints close to Weapon Bronze

Weapon Bronze vs Victorian Brass (SC92)Metal n' Alchemy · ΔE 20, loose · closer than Dwarven Gold
Weapon Bronze vs Old Copper (SC88)Metal n' Alchemy · ΔE 23, loose · closer than Dwarven Gold
Weapon Bronze vs Viking Gold (SC72)Metal n' Alchemy · ΔE 23, loose

Other Army Painter paints close to Dwarven Gold

Dwarven Gold vs Hoard BronzeSpeedpaint 2.0 · ΔE 4, very close · closer than Weapon Bronze
Dwarven Gold vs Tainted GoldWarpaints Fanatic · ΔE 5, very close · closer than Weapon Bronze
Dwarven Gold vs Tainted GoldWarpaints Air · ΔE 5, very close · closer than Weapon Bronze

All matches: Weapon Bronze equivalents · Dwarven Gold equivalents