Thallax Gold vs Pearl Yellow

Thallax Gold

Brand
Citadel / Warhammer
Range
Colour: Air
Type
a metallic
Swatch
#c8a028 (estimate)

Pearl Yellow

Brand
Tamiya
Range
TS Spray
Code
TS-97
Type
a pearl paint
Swatch
#fee411 (estimate)

How close are they?

ΔE 35.7, loose: different enough that you should pick on purpose. Pearl Yellow is noticeably lighter, much more saturated, cooler than Thallax Gold. They are different kinds of paint: Citadel Thallax Gold is a metallic and Tamiya Pearl Yellow is a pearl paint, so they won’t behave the same on the model even where the colour is close.

Can I use Pearl Yellow instead of Thallax Gold?

Not as a straight swap; see the closer alternatives below. Loose match (ΔE 36). Pearl Yellow is noticeably lighter, much more saturated, cooler than Thallax Gold. They are different kinds of paint.

Can I use Thallax Gold instead of Pearl Yellow?

The same difference applies the other way round: Thallax Gold is noticeably darker, much more muted, 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 Thallax Gold on the colour wheel See Pearl Yellow on the colour wheel

Other Tamiya paints close to Thallax Gold

Other Citadel paints close to Pearl Yellow

All matches: Thallax Gold equivalents · Pearl Yellow equivalents

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