Iridescent Bright Gold (Fine) vs Polished Gold

Iridescent Bright Gold (Fine)

Brand
Golden
Range
High Flow
Code
8511
Type
a pearl paint
Swatch
#f5d482 (estimate)

Polished Gold

Brand
Vallejo
Range
Game Color Metallic
Code
72.055
Type
a metallic
Swatch
#e9d7a2 (estimate)

How close are they?

ΔE 16.4, loose: different enough that you should pick on purpose. Polished Gold is much more muted than Iridescent Bright Gold (Fine). They are different kinds of paint: Golden Iridescent Bright Gold (Fine) is a pearl paint and Vallejo Polished Gold is a metallic, so they won’t behave the same on the model even where the colour is close.

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

Not as a straight swap; see the closer alternatives below. Loose match (ΔE 16). Polished Gold is much more muted than Iridescent Bright Gold (Fine). They are different kinds of paint.

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

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

Other Vallejo paints close to Iridescent Bright Gold (Fine)

Other Golden paints close to Polished Gold

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

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