Iridescent Gold (Fine) vs Greenish Gold

Iridescent Gold (Fine)

Brand
Golden
Range
High Flow
Code
8572
Type
a pearl paint
Swatch
#d5bf93 (estimate)

Greenish Gold

Brand
Vallejo
Range
True Metallic Metal
Code
77.116 Light
Type
a metallic
Swatch
#eeda80 (estimate)

How close are they?

ΔE 24.0, loose: different enough that you should pick on purpose. Greenish Gold is a little lighter, much more saturated, cooler than Iridescent Gold (Fine). They are different kinds of paint: Golden Iridescent Gold (Fine) is a pearl paint and Vallejo Greenish Gold is a metallic, so they won’t behave the same on the model even where the colour is close.

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

Not as a straight swap; see the closer alternatives below. Loose match (ΔE 24). Greenish Gold is a little lighter, much more saturated, cooler than Iridescent Gold (Fine). They are different kinds of paint.

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

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

Other Vallejo paints close to Iridescent Gold (Fine)

Other Golden paints close to Greenish Gold

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

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