Gold (Metal Color)
Vallejo · Metal Color · 77.725
#AAA184 · L*66.3 a*-1.6 b*16.3
The closest match to Vallejo Gold (Metal Color) in every other range, nearest first.
Vallejo Gold is a light, muted yellow. Only one range matches it closely enough to swap without thinking: Tamiya Wooden deck tan, ΔE 1.0. 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
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 Vallejo Gold (Metal Color)?
Tamiya Wooden deck tan is the closest equivalent to Vallejo Gold (Metal Color) in any other range, at ΔE 1.0 — an indistinguishable substitute. Next nearest: Kimera Kolors Cloudy Sky (ΔE 2.1) and AK Interactive Medium Sea Grey (ΔE 2.5).
What is the AK Interactive alternative to Vallejo Gold (Metal Color)?
The nearest AK Interactive paint is Medium Sea Grey, ΔE 2.5 — a very close substitute. The full Vallejo to AK Interactive conversion chart lists the rest.
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Gold (Metal Color) equivalent in Tamiya
- A Wooden deck tan Lacquer Paint LP-16 ΔE 1.0 · indistinguishable
- D Deck tan Acrylics Mini Flat XF-55 ΔE 6.0 · similar
Gold (Metal Color) equivalent in Kimera Kolors
- B Cloudy Sky Michal Pisarski Signature Set ΔE 2.1 · very close
- E Honey Moon Yellow Expansion Set 1 PBR 24 ΔE 17.0 · far
Gold (Metal Color) equivalent in AK Interactive
- B Medium Sea Grey Standard (3rd Gen) AK11014 ΔE 2.5 · very close
- B Warm Grey Standard (3rd Gen) AK11009 ΔE 3.4 · very close
Gold (Metal Color) equivalent in Foundry
- B Soviet Summer Drab Paint System 80B ΔE 2.7 · very close
- B American Tan Shade Paint System 92A ΔE 2.9 · very close
Gold (Metal Color) equivalent in Mr. Paint
- B Cdl Variant 1 Mr Paint MRP-257 ΔE 2.9 · very close
- C Bsc No.28 Mr Paint MRP-334 ΔE 4.2 · close
Gold (Metal Color) equivalent in Mr. Hobby
- B Cement Gray Aqueous Hobby Color H455 ΔE 3.0 · very close
- C RLM02 Gray Acrysion N70 ΔE 4.3 · close
Gold (Metal Color) equivalent in Apple Barrel
- B Khaki Colors 21390 ΔE 3.1 · very close
- C Beachcomber Beige Gloss™ 20663 ΔE 4.5 · close
Gold (Metal Color) equivalent in Mission Models
- B Concrete 1 MMP-127 ΔE 3.4 · very close
- D Grau RLM 02 MMP-056 ΔE 5.0 · similar
Gold (Metal Color) equivalent in The Army Painter
- B Necrotic Flesh Warpaints WP1108 ΔE 3.5 · very close
- C Gargoyle Grey Warpaints Fanatic ΔE 4.7 · close
Gold (Metal Color) equivalent in Humbrol
- C Desert Tan Aerosol Sprays S237 ΔE 3.6 · close
- D Khaki Drill Acrylics - Matt 72 ΔE 9.2 · similar
Gold (Metal Color) equivalent in Scale75
- C Thar Brown Scale Color Range ΔE 3.7 · close
- D Buff Artist Range ΔE 6.0 · similar
Gold (Metal Color) equivalent in P3
- C Caspian Flesh Wash Privateer Press Formula P3 Wash ΔE 3.9 · close
- D Devout White Privateer Press Formula P3 ΔE 5.5 · similar
Gold in the remaining ranges
These ranges have nothing close. The nearest they offer is listed anyway.
| Range | Nearest paint | Distance | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Acrilex | #A89A82 | Concreto Paints | ΔE 3.9 |
| Italeri | #B19F7B | Flat Desert Tan Acrylic Paint | ΔE 4.0 |
| Creature | #AC9C83 | White Gold Monument Pro Acryl | ΔE 4.3 |
| Reaper | #A1A08B | Vampiric Shadow Master Series Paints Core Colors | ΔE 4.3 |
| Mig | #B8A680 | Light Sand Grey Acrylics | ΔE 4.5 |
| Coat d'Arms | #ABA073 | Bright Gold Fantasy Range | ΔE 4.6 |
| Citadel | #A4966F | Skeleton Horde Contrast | ΔE 4.7 |
| Monument | #9E9B8A | White Gold Pro Acrylic Paints | ΔE 5.0 |
| Tom Color | #A2A48C | Sky Type S | ΔE 5.1 |
| Duncan | #ABAB87 | Green Beret Wave 2 | ΔE 5.3 |
| FolkArt | #ABA293 | Thunder Gray Acrylic Colors | ΔE 5.4 |
| Warcolours | #AAA295 | Warm Grey 2 Layer paints | ΔE 6.2 |
| Revell | #A7937B | Beige Email Color - Matt | ΔE 7.2 |
| Green Stuff World | #ABA269 | Sepia Vetus Intensity Ink | ΔE 7.4 |
| Golden | #95A17B | Terre Verte Hue Heavy Body | ΔE 9.2 |
| Liquitex | #9C9E9D | Iridescent Bright Silver Heavy Body Acrylix | ΔE 11.8 |
| Arteza | #A9A54D | Pearl Chartreuse Acrylic Pearl Paints | ΔE 12.9 |
| Turbo Dork | #CFC9C2 | Sparkle Motion | ΔE 14.2 |
Nearest colours inside Vallejo
- B IDF Sand Grey 73 Model Air ΔE 2.7 · very close
- C Afrikakorps Tank Crew Highlights Panzer Aces ΔE 3.5 · close
- C Light Mud Panzer Aces ΔE 3.6 · close
- C Deck Tan Model Color ΔE 3.8 · close
- C Japanese Tank Crew Highlights Panzer Aces ΔE 3.9 · close
- C Khaki Game Air ΔE 4.1 · close
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