Gold (Acrylics - Metallics)
Humbrol · Humbrol Acrylics - Metallics · 16
#E2AE00 · L*73.8 a*6.8 b*76.7
The closest match to Humbrol Gold (Acrylics - Metallics) in every other range, nearest first.
Humbrol Gold is a light, vivid orange. 2 ranges carry a near-perfect stand-in for it, the closest being Foundry Lemon Shade at ΔE 1.0. 7 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
This is a metallic range, and the value above is one flat-on reading of a surface built to change with the angle. Most of the matches below have no flake in them at all. How to read a match to a metallic, and how to spot one in a list.
What is the closest equivalent to Humbrol Gold (Acrylics - Metallics)?
Foundry Lemon Shade is the closest equivalent to Humbrol Gold (Acrylics - Metallics) in any other range, at ΔE 1.0 — a near-perfect substitute. Next nearest: Creature Yellow (ΔE 1.2) and Scale75 Naples Yellow (ΔE 2.1).
What is the Vallejo alternative to Humbrol Gold (Acrylics - Metallics)?
The nearest Vallejo paint is Polished Gold, ΔE 2.4 — a very close substitute. The full Humbrol to Vallejo conversion chart lists the rest.
Shop Humbrol Gold Shop Foundry Lemon Shade Shop Foundry Paint System set
Gold (Acrylics - Metallics) equivalent in Foundry
- A Lemon Shade Paint System 1A ΔE 1.0 · near-perfect
- B Raw Linen Paint System 30B ΔE 2.9 · very close
Gold (Acrylics - Metallics) equivalent in Creature
- A Yellow Monument Pro Acryl Transparent MPA-049 ΔE 1.2 · near-perfect
- C Golden Brown Monument Pro Acryl MPA-017 ΔE 4.8 · close
Gold (Acrylics - Metallics) equivalent in Scale75
- B Naples Yellow Artist Range ΔE 2.1 · very close
- D Rotten Pus Instant Colors Range ΔE 5.2 · similar
Gold (Acrylics - Metallics) equivalent in Apple Barrel
- B Dandelion Yellow Gloss™ 20646 ΔE 2.3 · very close
- B Banana Colors 20219 ΔE 3.1 · very close
Gold (Acrylics - Metallics) equivalent in Italeri
- B Gold Acrylic Paint 4671AP ΔE 2.3 · very close
- D Giallo Mimetico 3 Acrylic Paint 4645AP ΔE 9.3 · similar
Gold (Acrylics - Metallics) equivalent in Vallejo
- B Polished Gold Game Air 72.755 ΔE 2.4 · very close
- B Moon Yellow Game Air 76.005 ΔE 2.8 · very close
Gold (Acrylics - Metallics) equivalent in Warcolours
- B Metallic Bright Gold Metallic paints ΔE 2.4 · very close
- C Metallic Brown Metallic paints ΔE 4.0 · close
Gold (Acrylics - Metallics) equivalent in Mr. Hobby
- B Gold Mr Metal Color 217 ΔE 2.4 · very close
- B Gold Acrysion N9 ΔE 3.5 · very close
Gold (Acrylics - Metallics) equivalent in Tom Color
- B Amarelo Piquenique TCUP-03 ΔE 2.5 · very close
- C FS 13655 TC-0010 ΔE 4.1 · close
Gold (Acrylics - Metallics) equivalent in Mission Models
- B Gold MMC-003 ΔE 2.6 · very close
- C New Construction Yellow (1990 to present) MMP-125 ΔE 5.0 · close
Gold (Acrylics - Metallics) equivalent in Monument
- B Transparent Yellow Pro Acrylic Paints 049 ΔE 3.0 · very close
- D Warm Yellow Pro Acrylic Paints 072 ΔE 6.7 · similar
Gold (Acrylics - Metallics) equivalent in Arteza
- B Yellow Pale Acrylic Premium Paints A101 ΔE 3.3 · very close
- D Mid Yellow Acrylic Premium Paints A102 ΔE 8.0 · similar
Gold in the remaining ranges
These ranges have nothing close. The nearest they offer is listed anyway.
| Range | Nearest paint | Distance | |
|---|---|---|---|
| The Army Painter | #D7AF2B | Meteor Rock Warpaints Air | ΔE 3.3 |
| Kimera Kolors | #E6A91D | Warm Yellow Pure Pigments | ΔE 3.4 |
| Liquitex | #DEA301 | Cadmium-free Yellow Medium Heavy Body Acrylix | ΔE 3.6 |
| Citadel | #EFB736 | Shining Gold Foundation (discontinued) | ΔE 3.7 |
| P3 | #DCB43D | Moldy Ochre Privateer Press Formula P3 | ΔE 4.1 |
| Mr. Paint | #E6BA3F | Traffic Yellow RAL 1023 Mr Paint - Aqua Colors | ΔE 4.1 |
| FolkArt | #D8B32E | Medium Yellow Acrylic Colors | ΔE 4.1 |
| Reaper | #F7B717 | Golden Yellow Master Series Paints Bones | ΔE 4.2 |
| AK Interactive | #E9BD3A | Sand Yellow Standard (3rd Gen) | ΔE 4.4 |
| Green Stuff World | #F4B11A | Amber Orange Candy Ink Metallic | ΔE 4.4 |
| Tamiya | #CCA208 | Gold Spray | ΔE 4.6 |
| Golden | #FDBC16 | Diarylide Yellow Heavy Body | ΔE 5.2 |
| Acrilex | #FEBA11 | Amarelo Ouro Paints | ΔE 5.4 |
| Mig | #EBC30B | Yellow Acrylics | ΔE 6.1 |
| Turbo Dork | #D6B34F | All That Glitters | ΔE 6.2 |
| Coat d'Arms | #FEB101 | Golden Yellow Fantasy Range | ΔE 6.5 |
| Duncan | #F8AF2B | Yellow Flame Wave 1 | ΔE 6.6 |
| Revell | #FEA500 | Yellow Email Color - Silk | ΔE 9.6 |
Nearest colours inside Humbrol
- A Gold Aerosol Sprays ΔE 1.9 · near-perfect
- C Insignia Yellow Acrylics - Matt ΔE 4.8 · close
- D Trainer Yellow Acrylics - Matt ΔE 5.0 · similar
- E Sand Acrylics - Matt ΔE 10.3 · far
- E Brass Metallic Acrylics - Metallics ΔE 10.8 · far
- E Desert Yellow Acrylics - Matt ΔE 10.8 · far
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