Iridescent Bright Gold (Fine) vs Imperial Gold

Iridescent Bright Gold (Fine)

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

Imperial Gold

Brand
Vallejo
Range
True Metallic Metal
Code
77.163 Airbrush
Type
a metallic
Swatch
#d29c5d (estimate)

How close are they?

ΔE 9.4, close: similar, with a visible difference side by side. Imperial Gold is more muted than Iridescent Bright Gold (Fine). They are different kinds of paint: Golden Iridescent Bright Gold (Fine) is a pearl paint and Vallejo Imperial Gold is a metallic, so they won’t behave the same on the model even where the colour is close.

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

Usually, if you are not matching paint already on the model. Close match (ΔE 9). Imperial Gold is more muted than Iridescent Bright Gold (Fine). They are different kinds of paint.

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

The same difference applies the other way round: Iridescent Bright Gold (Fine) is 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 Iridescent Bright Gold (Fine) on the colour wheel See Imperial Gold on the colour wheel

Other Vallejo paints close to Iridescent Bright Gold (Fine)

Other Golden paints close to Imperial Gold

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

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