Iridescent Gold (Coarse) vs Glorious Gold

Iridescent Gold (Coarse)

Brand
Golden
Range
Heavy Body Acrylics
Code
4110
Type
a pearl paint
Swatch
#e1c192 (estimate)

Glorious Gold

Brand
Vallejo
Range
Game Color Metallic
Code
72.056
Type
a metallic
Swatch
#e0c4a7 (estimate)

How close are they?

ΔE 9.8, close: similar, with a visible difference side by side. Glorious Gold is more muted, warmer than Iridescent Gold (Coarse). They are different kinds of paint: Golden Iridescent Gold (Coarse) is a pearl paint and Vallejo Glorious Gold is a metallic, so they won’t behave the same on the model even where the colour is close.

Can I use Glorious Gold instead of Iridescent Gold (Coarse)?

Usually, if you are not matching paint already on the model. Close match (ΔE 10). Glorious Gold is more muted, warmer than Iridescent Gold (Coarse). They are different kinds of paint.

Can I use Iridescent Gold (Coarse) instead of Glorious Gold?

The same difference applies the other way round: Iridescent Gold (Coarse) is more saturated, cooler.

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 Gold (Coarse) on the colour wheel See Glorious Gold on the colour wheel

Other Vallejo paints close to Iridescent Gold (Coarse)

Other Golden paints close to Glorious Gold

All matches: Iridescent Gold (Coarse) equivalents · Glorious Gold equivalents

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