Gehenna's Gold vs Yellow Oxide

Gehenna's Gold

Brand
Citadel / Warhammer
Range
Colour: Layer
Type
a metallic
Swatch
#b8862a (estimate)

Yellow Oxide

Brand
Golden
Range
High Flow
Code
8552
Type
an ink, glaze or transparent paint
Swatch
#bd8a31 (estimate)

How close are they?

ΔE 2.0, very close: most people won’t see a difference side by side. Our swatches for the two are almost the same. They are different kinds of paint: Citadel Gehenna's Gold is a metallic and Golden Yellow Oxide is an ink, glaze or transparent paint, so they won’t behave the same on the model even where the colour is close.

Can I use Yellow Oxide instead of Gehenna's Gold?

Yes, for most jobs. Very close match (ΔE 2). The swatches are almost the same. They are different kinds of paint.

Can I use Gehenna's Gold instead of Yellow Oxide?

The same difference applies the other way round.

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 Gehenna's Gold on the colour wheel See Yellow Oxide on the colour wheel

Other Golden paints close to Gehenna's Gold

Other Citadel paints close to Yellow Oxide

All matches: Gehenna's Gold equivalents · Yellow Oxide equivalents

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