Shining Gold
Citadel · Foundation (discontinued)
#EFB736 · L*77.6 a*8.7 b*68.7
The closest match to Citadel Shining Gold in every other range, nearest first.
Citadel Shining Gold is a light, vivid orange. 4 ranges carry a near-perfect stand-in for it, the closest being Liquitex Yellow Medium Azo at ΔE 1.0. 5 of the 30 other ranges have nothing within ΔE 5, so a substitution from those will read as a different colour.
What the ΔE numbers below mean, and how close a match has to be
The closest colour to this paint is in a craft or fine-art range — a bottle sold for decorating and canvas work, not for models. The distance is right; the pot is a different kind of product. What a match to a craft bottle promises, and where it belongs on a model.
What is the closest equivalent to Citadel Shining Gold?
Liquitex Yellow Medium Azo is the closest equivalent to Citadel Shining Gold in any other range, at ΔE 1.0 — an indistinguishable substitute. Next nearest: Mission Models Earth Yellow Tan Merdec FS 30257 (ΔE 1.4) and Vallejo Flat Yellow (ΔE 1.5).
What is the Vallejo alternative to Citadel Shining Gold?
The nearest Vallejo paint is Flat Yellow, ΔE 1.5 — a near-perfect substitute. The full Citadel to Vallejo conversion chart lists the rest.
Shop Citadel Shining Gold Shop Liquitex Yellow Medium Azo Shop Liquitex Heavy Body Acrylix set
Shining Gold equivalent in Liquitex
- A Yellow Medium Azo Heavy Body Acrylix 412 ΔE 1.0 · indistinguishable
- D Cadmium-free Yellow Medium Heavy Body Acrylix 890 ΔE 5.3 · similar
Shining Gold equivalent in Mission Models
- A Earth Yellow Tan Merdec FS 30257 MMP-129 ΔE 1.4 · near-perfect
- B Gelb (Yellow) RLM 04 German WWII MMP-090 ΔE 3.3 · very close
Shining Gold equivalent in Vallejo
- A Flat Yellow Model Color 70.953 ΔE 1.5 · near-perfect
- B Gold Arte Deco 81.122 ΔE 2.2 · very close
Shining Gold equivalent in Italeri
- A Gold Acrylic Paint 4671AP ΔE 1.7 · near-perfect
- E Giallo Mimetico 3 Acrylic Paint 4645AP ΔE 10.1 · far
Shining Gold equivalent in The Army Painter
- B Daemonic Yellow Warpaints WP1107 ΔE 2.0 · very close
- C Ancient Honey Speedpaint Set 2.0 ΔE 4.0 · close
Shining Gold equivalent in AK Interactive
- B FS 33613 Radome Tan Air AK2053 ΔE 2.1 · very close
- B Yellow Standard (3rd Gen) AK11044 ΔE 3.0 · very close
Shining Gold equivalent in Reaper
- B Golden Yellow Master Series Paints Bones 9470 ΔE 2.4 · very close
- B Sarenrae Yellow Master Series Paints Pathfinder 89514 ΔE 3.1 · very close
Shining Gold equivalent in Tom Color
- B FS 13655 TC-0010 ΔE 2.7 · very close
- C Amarelo Helena TCUP-02 ΔE 3.8 · close
Shining Gold equivalent in Green Stuff World
- B Amber Orange Candy Ink Metallic ΔE 2.9 · very close
- D Golden Cream Acrylic Colors ΔE 5.6 · similar
Shining Gold equivalent in Mr. Hobby
- B RX-78 Red Gundam Color for Builders UG21 ΔE 3.1 · very close
- C MS Blue Gundam Color Spray SG3 ΔE 4.1 · close
Shining Gold equivalent in Foundry
- B Yellow Shade Paint System 2A ΔE 3.1 · very close
- C Buff Leather Paint System 7B ΔE 3.7 · close
Shining Gold equivalent in Mr. Paint
- B Traffic Yellow RAL 1023 Mr Paint - Aqua Colors MRP-A004 ΔE 3.1 · very close
- C Giallo Cromo Mr Paint MRP-310 ΔE 4.5 · close
Shining Gold in the remaining ranges
These ranges have nothing close. The nearest they offer is listed anyway.
| Range | Nearest paint | Distance | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apple Barrel | #E2B42A | Dandelion Yellow Gloss™ | ΔE 3.2 |
| Golden | #FDBC16 | Diarylide Yellow Heavy Body | ΔE 3.2 |
| Humbrol | #F8C129 | Trainer Yellow Acrylics - Matt | ΔE 3.2 |
| Acrilex | #FEBA11 | Amarelo Ouro Paints | ΔE 3.4 |
| Kimera Kolors | #E6A91D | Warm Yellow Pure Pigments | ΔE 3.7 |
| Creature | #E2AB06 | Yellow Monument Pro Acryl Transparent | ΔE 3.7 |
| Scale75 | #FBB400 | Rotten Pus Instant Colors Range | ΔE 3.7 |
| Warcolours | #FFBE00 | Fluorescent Orange Layer paints | ΔE 3.9 |
| P3 | #DCB43D | Moldy Ochre Privateer Press Formula P3 | ΔE 4.4 |
| Monument | #E6B802 | Transparent Yellow Pro Acrylic Paints | ΔE 4.4 |
| Duncan | #F8AF2B | Yellow Flame Wave 1 | ΔE 4.5 |
| Tamiya | #FFB300 | Camel yellow Spray | ΔE 4.6 |
| Coat d'Arms | #FEB101 | Golden Yellow Fantasy Range | ΔE 4.9 |
| Turbo Dork | #FFC362 | Bullion | ΔE 5.5 |
| FolkArt | #D8B32E | Medium Yellow Acrylic Colors | ΔE 5.5 |
| Arteza | #E4B463 | Gold Acrylic Pearl Paints | ΔE 6.1 |
| Mig | #EBC30B | Yellow Acrylics | ΔE 6.5 |
| Revell | #FEA500 | Yellow Email Color - Silk | ΔE 8.2 |
Nearest colours inside Citadel
- B Averland Sunset Air ΔE 2.9 · very close
- C Auric Armour Gold Layer ΔE 3.8 · close
- C Golden Yellow Foundation (discontinued) ΔE 4.3 · close
- D Retributor Armour Base ΔE 5.6 · similar
- D Retributor Armour Spray ΔE 5.7 · similar
- D Sigmarite Dry ΔE 6.6 · similar
Choosing between these: how to pick a substitute that survives the model · what a colour value cannot tell you about a pot