What is the difference between Platinum Crown and Bright Brass (Met.)?

ΔE 9 (close). Bright Brass (Met.) is more muted. Swatch colours are estimates.

Platinum Crown vs Bright Brass (Met.)

Platinum Crown

Brand: Two Thin Coats
Range: Metallics
Type: a metallic
Swatch: #f3e8cd (estimate)

Bright Brass (Met.)

Brand: Vallejo
Range: Model Air
Code: 71.067
Type: a metallic
Swatch: #ede9de (estimate)

How close are they?

ΔE 8.7, close: similar, with a visible difference side by side. Bright Brass (Met.) is more muted than Platinum Crown.

Can I use Bright Brass (Met.) instead of Platinum Crown?

Usually, if you are not matching paint already on the model. Close match (ΔE 9). Bright Brass (Met.) is more muted than Platinum Crown.

Can I use Platinum Crown instead of Bright Brass (Met.)?

The same difference applies the other way round: Platinum Crown 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 Platinum Crown on the colour wheel See Bright Brass (Met.) on the colour wheel

Other Vallejo paints close to Platinum Crown

Platinum Crown vs Gold (Metallic) (71.066)Model Air · ΔE 10, close
Platinum Crown vs Copper (Metallic) (71.068)Model Air · ΔE 12, fair
Platinum Crown vs Rust (Metallic) (71.069)Model Air · ΔE 12, fair

Other Two Thin Coats paints close to Bright Brass (Met.)

Bright Brass (Met.) vs Mythril BladeMetallics · ΔE 18, loose
Bright Brass (Met.) vs Glistening GoldMetallics · ΔE 26, loose
Bright Brass (Met.) vs Steampunk CopperMetallics · ΔE 27, loose

All matches: Platinum Crown equivalents · Bright Brass (Met.) equivalents