Gold leaf
Tamiya · Acrylics Mini Gloss · X-12
#CCA208 · L*68.5 a*3.6 b*70.9
The closest match to Tamiya Gold leaf in every other range, nearest first.
Tamiya Gold leaf is a light, vivid orange. 2 ranges carry a near-perfect stand-in for it, the closest being Arteza Yellow Pale 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 Tamiya Gold leaf?
Arteza Yellow Pale is the closest equivalent to Tamiya Gold leaf in any other range, at ΔE 1.6 — a near-perfect substitute. Next nearest: Foundry Raw Linen (ΔE 2.0) and Warcolours Metallic Brown (ΔE 2.0).
What is the Vallejo alternative to Tamiya Gold leaf?
The nearest Vallejo paint is Antique Ochre, ΔE 4.9 — a close substitute. The full Tamiya to Vallejo conversion chart lists the rest.
Shop Tamiya Gold leaf Shop Arteza Yellow Pale Shop Arteza Acrylic Premium Paints set
Gold leaf equivalent in Arteza
- A Yellow Pale Acrylic Premium Paints A101 ΔE 1.6 · near-perfect
- D Pearl Golden Hour Acrylic Pearl Paints A213 ΔE 5.8 · similar
Gold leaf equivalent in Foundry
- A Raw Linen Paint System 30B ΔE 2.0 · near-perfect
- C Lemon Shade Paint System 1A ΔE 4.4 · close
Gold leaf equivalent in Warcolours
- B Metallic Brown Metallic paints ΔE 2.0 · very close
- C Metallic Antique Gold Metallic paints ΔE 4.8 · close
Gold leaf equivalent in Apple Barrel
- B Sunny Day Colors 21384 ΔE 2.7 · very close
- D Dandelion Yellow Gloss™ 20646 ΔE 5.2 · similar
Gold leaf equivalent in FolkArt
- B Moon Yellow Acrylic Colors 2551 ΔE 2.9 · very close
- C Medium Yellow Acrylic Colors 455 ΔE 4.7 · close
Gold leaf equivalent in AK Interactive
- B Ocher Khaki / M-44 Uniform Green Ocher Khaki -24- Figures AK3072 ΔE 3.1 · very close
- C Old Gold Metallic (3rd Gen) AK11192 ΔE 4.8 · close
Gold leaf equivalent in Scale75
- B Naples Yellow Artist Range ΔE 3.2 · very close
- C Elven Gold Metal N Alchemy Range ΔE 4.9 · close
Gold leaf equivalent in Green Stuff World
- B Yellow Submarine Dip Dipping Inks ΔE 3.3 · very close
- C Shiny Gold Metallic Colors ΔE 4.0 · close
Gold leaf equivalent in Citadel
- B Armageddon Dust Technical ΔE 3.4 · very close
- D Zamesi Desert Layer ΔE 5.3 · similar
Gold leaf equivalent in Mr. Hobby
- C Gold Mr Metal Color 217 ΔE 3.6 · close
- D Chromate Yellow Primer Fs33481 Mr Color 352 ΔE 5.3 · similar
Gold leaf equivalent in The Army Painter
- C Meteor Rock Warpaints Air ΔE 3.7 · close
- D Sand Golem Speedpaint Set 2.0 ΔE 5.7 · similar
Gold leaf equivalent in Kimera Kolors
- C Yellow Oxide Pure Pigments PY42 ΔE 4.2 · close
- D Warm Yellow Pure Pigments PY83 ΔE 5.9 · similar
Gold leaf in the remaining ranges
These ranges have nothing close. The nearest they offer is listed anyway.
| Range | Nearest paint | Distance | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Humbrol | #E0AC25 | Gold Aerosol Sprays | ΔE 4.4 |
| Creature | #E2AB06 | Yellow Monument Pro Acryl Transparent | ΔE 4.6 |
| Tom Color | #DDB204 | Amarelo Piquenique | ΔE 4.6 |
| Liquitex | #DEA301 | Cadmium-free Yellow Medium Heavy Body Acrylix | ΔE 4.6 |
| Mr. Paint | #C9A141 | Zinc-chromate Primer Mr Paint | ΔE 4.7 |
| Mission Models | #DFB231 | Gold | ΔE 4.8 |
| Vallejo | #CD9D37 | Antique Ochre Arte Deco | ΔE 4.9 |
| Coat d'Arms | #B59816 | Japanese Uniform World War II Range | ΔE 5.2 |
| P3 | #DCB43D | Moldy Ochre Privateer Press Formula P3 | ΔE 5.3 |
| Reaper | #BB962E | Palomino Gold Master Series Paints Core Colors | ΔE 5.3 |
| Golden | #C5A045 | Yellow Oxide Fluid | ΔE 5.3 |
| Revell | #BE8F03 | Brass Email Color - Metallic | ΔE 5.9 |
| Mig | #CEAD50 | Oil Ochre Acrylics | ΔE 6.0 |
| Turbo Dork | #D6B34F | All That Glitters | ΔE 6.2 |
| Italeri | #EAB124 | Gold Acrylic Paint | ΔE 6.3 |
| Monument | #E6B802 | Transparent Yellow Pro Acrylic Paints | ΔE 6.4 |
| Duncan | #CDA24E | Dragon's Gold Wave 1 | ΔE 6.7 |
| Acrilex | #FEBA11 | Amarelo Ouro Paints | ΔE 9.9 |
Nearest colours inside Tamiya
- A Gold Spray ΔE 0.0 · indistinguishable
- D Dark yellow Acrylics Mini Flat ΔE 6.8 · similar
- D Dark yellow Spray ΔE 7.7 · similar
- D Dark yellow 2 Lacquer Paint ΔE 7.8 · similar
- D Light sand Spray ΔE 7.8 · similar
- D Desert yellow Acrylics Mini Flat ΔE 9.0 · similar
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