Iridescent Gold Deep (Fine) vs Gold

Iridescent Gold Deep (Fine)

Brand
Golden
Range
Heavy Body Acrylics
Code
4015
Type
a pearl paint
Swatch
#a47245 (estimate)

Gold

Brand
Vallejo
Range
Model Color
Code
70.996
Type
a metallic
Swatch
#8c6229 (estimate)

How close are they?

ΔE 9.9, close: similar, with a visible difference side by side. Gold is a little darker, cooler than Iridescent Gold Deep (Fine). They are different kinds of paint: Golden Iridescent Gold Deep (Fine) is a pearl paint and Vallejo Gold is a metallic, so they won’t behave the same on the model even where the colour is close.

Can I use Gold instead of Iridescent Gold Deep (Fine)?

Usually, if you are not matching paint already on the model. Close match (ΔE 10). Gold is a little darker, cooler than Iridescent Gold Deep (Fine). They are different kinds of paint.

Can I use Iridescent Gold Deep (Fine) instead of Gold?

The same difference applies the other way round: Iridescent Gold Deep (Fine) is a little lighter, 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 Iridescent Gold Deep (Fine) on the colour wheel See Gold on the colour wheel

Other Vallejo paints close to Iridescent Gold Deep (Fine)

Other Golden paints close to Gold

All matches: Iridescent Gold Deep (Fine) equivalents · Gold equivalents

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