Gold
Foundry · Foundry Paint System · 36B
#E0C580 · L*80.4 a*0.3 b*38.1
The closest match to Foundry Gold in every other range, nearest first.
Foundry Gold is a light, saturated yellow. 2 ranges carry a near-perfect stand-in for it, the closest being Golden Naples Yellow Hue at ΔE 1.6. 11 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 Foundry Gold?
Golden Naples Yellow Hue is the closest equivalent to Foundry Gold in any other range, at ΔE 1.6 — a near-perfect substitute. Next nearest: FolkArt Light Yellow (ΔE 1.9) and Duncan Ares Flesh (ΔE 2.3).
What is the Vallejo alternative to Foundry Gold?
The nearest Vallejo paint is Beige, ΔE 2.4 — a very close substitute. The full Foundry to Vallejo conversion chart lists the rest.
Shop Foundry Gold Shop Golden Naples Yellow Hue (Fluid) Shop Golden Fluid set
Gold equivalent in Golden
- A Naples Yellow Hue Fluid 2438 ΔE 1.6 · near-perfect
- C Naples Yellow Hue OPEN Acrylics 7459 ΔE 4.6 · close
Gold equivalent in FolkArt
- A Light Yellow Watercolor Acrylic Paint™ 18116 ΔE 1.9 · near-perfect
- C Camel Multi-Surface Satin Acrylics 2945 ΔE 4.6 · close
Gold equivalent in Duncan
- B Ares Flesh Wave 2 ΔE 2.3 · very close
- C Ambush Yellow Wave 3 ΔE 4.1 · close
Gold equivalent in Mig
- B RAL 8020 Gelbbraun Acrylics AMIG0016 ΔE 2.3 · very close
- D RAL 7028 Dunkelgelb AUS ’44 Dg I Acrylics AMIG0011 ΔE 5.8 · similar
Gold equivalent in Tom Color
- B Light Wood TC-0056 ΔE 2.4 · very close
- B Primer Acrílico Flesh Base Primer TCP-004 ΔE 3.0 · very close
Gold equivalent in Vallejo
- B Beige Model Air 71.074 ΔE 2.4 · very close
- B Desert Dust Wash Mecha Color 69.522 ΔE 2.5 · very close
Gold equivalent in AK Interactive
- B Clear Doped Lenen Ver.2 Air AK2292 ΔE 2.5 · very close
- B New Iraqi Army Sand AFV (3rd Gen) AK11361 ΔE 2.5 · very close
Gold equivalent in Coat d'Arms
- B Pale Sand World War II Range 522 ΔE 2.6 · very close
- C Desert Yellow World War II Range 517 ΔE 4.0 · close
Gold equivalent in Italeri
- B Light Flesh Acrylic Paint 4390AP ΔE 3.0 · very close
- D Flat Sandgelb RAL.1002 Acrylic Paint 4860AP ΔE 8.2 · similar
Gold equivalent in Scale75
- B Sand Yellow Warfront Range ΔE 3.1 · very close
- B Tenere Yellow Scale Color Range ΔE 3.3 · very close
Gold equivalent in Mr. Hobby
- B Yellow Fs33531 Mr Color 313 ΔE 3.2 · very close
- C Dark Yellow Highlight 2 Mr Color Modulation Set CMC05 ΔE 3.8 · close
Gold equivalent in The Army Painter
- B Barren Dune Warpaints Fanatic ΔE 3.2 · very close
- C Pallid Bone Speedpaint Set 2.0 ΔE 3.5 · close
Gold in the remaining ranges
These ranges have nothing close. The nearest they offer is listed anyway.
| Range | Nearest paint | Distance | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Reaper | #D3BD84 | Yellowed Ivory Master Series Paints Core Colors | ΔE 3.3 |
| Mission Models | #DDC893 | British Sand Yellow Modern AFV | ΔE 3.6 |
| Citadel | #E0C068 | Burnished Gold Foundation (discontinued) | ΔE 3.6 |
| Tamiya | #DAC993 | Titanium gold Lacquer Paint | ΔE 4.1 |
| Creature | #D5C18F | Olive Flesh Monument Pro Acryl | ΔE 4.3 |
| Humbrol | #ECD68A | Cream Acrylics - Matt | ΔE 4.3 |
| Mr. Paint | #F6D087 | Bianco Avorio Mr Paint | ΔE 4.4 |
| Acrilex | #E4D0A0 | Ocre Paints | ΔE 5.4 |
| P3 | #C7B378 | Icy Yellow Privateer Press Formula P3 | ΔE 5.5 |
| Warcolours | #FACF8B | Orange 1 Layer paints | ΔE 5.8 |
| Monument | #F6C67C | Warm Flesh Pro Acrylic Paints | ΔE 6.0 |
| Green Stuff World | #C9AC6A | Zombie Flesh Acrylic Colors | ΔE 6.5 |
| Revell | #CFB487 | Beige Email Color - Silk | ΔE 6.8 |
| Arteza | #E4B463 | Gold Acrylic Pearl Paints | ΔE 6.9 |
| Turbo Dork | #D6B34F | All That Glitters | ΔE 6.9 |
| Apple Barrel | #BDAF6E | Lemon Chiffon Colors | ΔE 7.5 |
| Liquitex | #E3DBAC | Light Bismuth Yellow Heavy Body Acrylix | ΔE 8.5 |
| Kimera Kolors | #FDF6AD | Sun Ray Michal Pisarski Signature Set | ΔE 11.8 |
Nearest colours inside Foundry
- B Palomino Light Paint System ΔE 2.8 · very close
- B Bone yard Paint System ΔE 3.5 · very close
- C Base Sand Paint System ΔE 3.9 · close
- D Buff Leather Light Paint System ΔE 5.3 · similar
- D British Equipment Canvas Paint System ΔE 6.0 · similar
- D Canvas Paint System ΔE 6.7 · similar
Choosing between these: how to pick a substitute that survives the model · what a colour value cannot tell you about a pot