What is the difference between Weapon Bronze and Viking Gold?

ΔE 23 (loose). Viking Gold is noticeably darker, much more muted. Swatch colours are estimates.

Weapon Bronze vs Viking Gold

Weapon Bronze

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

Viking Gold

Brand: Scale75
Range: Metal n' Alchemy
Code: SC72
Type: a metallic
Swatch: #84502a (estimate)

How close are they?

ΔE 23.0, loose: different enough that you should pick on purpose. Viking Gold is noticeably darker, much more muted than Weapon Bronze.

Can I use Viking Gold instead of Weapon Bronze?

Not as a straight swap; see the closer alternatives below. Loose match (ΔE 23). Viking Gold is noticeably darker, much more muted than Weapon Bronze.

Can I use Weapon Bronze instead of Viking Gold?

The same difference applies the other way round: Weapon Bronze is noticeably lighter, 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 Weapon Bronze on the colour wheel See Viking 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 Viking Gold
Weapon Bronze vs Old Copper (SC88)Metal n' Alchemy · ΔE 23, loose · closer than Viking Gold
Weapon Bronze vs Dwarven Gold (SC73)Metal n' Alchemy · ΔE 23, loose · closer than Viking Gold

Other Army Painter paints close to Viking Gold

Viking Gold vs True CopperWarpaints Air · ΔE 8, close · closer than Weapon Bronze
Viking Gold vs True CopperWarpaints Fanatic · ΔE 11, fair · closer than Weapon Bronze
Viking Gold vs Talos BronzeSpeedpaint 2.0 · ΔE 11, fair · closer than Weapon Bronze

All matches: Weapon Bronze equivalents · Viking Gold equivalents