Gold
Tamiya · Tamiya Spray · TS-21
#CCA208 · L*68.5 a*3.6 b*70.9
The closest match to Tamiya Gold in every other range, nearest first.
Tamiya Gold 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?
Arteza Yellow Pale is the closest equivalent to Tamiya Gold 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?
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 Shop Arteza Yellow Pale Shop Arteza Acrylic Premium Paints set
Gold 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 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 equivalent in Warcolours
- B Metallic Brown Metallic paints ΔE 2.0 · very close
- C Metallic Antique Gold Metallic paints ΔE 4.8 · close
Gold equivalent in Apple Barrel
- B Sunny Day Colors 21384 ΔE 2.7 · very close
- D Dandelion Yellow Gloss™ 20646 ΔE 5.2 · similar
Gold 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 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 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 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 equivalent in Citadel
- B Armageddon Dust Technical ΔE 3.4 · very close
- D Zamesi Desert Layer ΔE 5.3 · similar
Gold 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 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 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 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 leaf Acrylics Mini Gloss 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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