Gold (Model Color)
Vallejo · Model Color · 70.996
#996728 · L*47.8 a*14.1 b*42.1
The closest match to Vallejo Gold (Model Color) in every other range, nearest first.
Vallejo Gold is a mid-toned, saturated orange. Nothing matches it exactly. The nearest is FolkArt Starlight Gold at ΔE 2.2 — very close. 15 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 Vallejo Gold (Model Color)?
FolkArt Starlight Gold is the closest equivalent to Vallejo Gold (Model Color) in any other range, at ΔE 2.2 — a very close substitute. Next nearest: Reaper Polished Leather (ΔE 2.2) and AK Interactive US Field Drab -23- (ΔE 2.8).
What is the AK Interactive alternative to Vallejo Gold (Model Color)?
The nearest AK Interactive paint is US Field Drab -23-, ΔE 2.8 — a very close substitute. The full Vallejo to AK Interactive conversion chart lists the rest.
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Gold (Model Color) equivalent in FolkArt
- B Starlight Gold Acrylic Colors 6467 ΔE 2.2 · very close
- D Yellow Ochre Pure™ Artist Pigment 6389 ΔE 5.1 · similar
Gold (Model Color) equivalent in Reaper
- B Polished Leather Master Series Paints Bones 9430 ΔE 2.2 · very close
- B Chestnut Gold Master Series Paints Core Colors 9073 ΔE 3.1 · very close
Gold (Model Color) equivalent in AK Interactive
- B US Field Drab -23- Figures AK3075 ΔE 2.8 · very close
- C Desert Uniform Base Figures (3rd Gen) AK11440 ΔE 3.9 · close
Gold (Model Color) equivalent in P3
- B Skorne Flesh Privateer Press Formula P3 ΔE 2.8 · very close
- B Bloodtracker Brown Privateer Press Formula P3 ΔE 3.1 · very close
Gold (Model Color) equivalent in Humbrol
- B Khaki Acrylics - Matt 26 ΔE 2.9 · very close
- D Antique Bronze Acrylics - Metallics 171 ΔE 7.9 · similar
Gold (Model Color) equivalent in Mr. Paint
- B Green Brown RAL 8000 Mr Paint MRP-213 ΔE 3.2 · very close
- D Yellow Brown Syrian AFVs Mr Paint MRP-293 ΔE 6.5 · similar
Gold (Model Color) equivalent in Revell
- B Wood Brown Email Color - Silk ΔE 3.3 · very close
- C Dark Earth (RAF) Email Color - Matt ΔE 4.9 · close
Gold (Model Color) equivalent in Scale75
- B Yellow Ocre Artist Range ΔE 3.5 · very close
- C Cokum Copper Fantasy & Games Range ΔE 4.5 · close
Gold (Model Color) equivalent in Kimera Kolors
- C Dark Ochre Expansion Set 1 PBR 48 ΔE 3.6 · close
- D Golden Brown Danilo Cartacci Signature Set ΔE 5.3 · similar
Gold (Model Color) equivalent in Foundry
- C Palomino Shade Paint System 56A ΔE 3.8 · close
- C Deep Brown Leather Light Paint System 45C ΔE 4.1 · close
Gold (Model Color) equivalent in Green Stuff World
- C Misted Yellow Dip Dipping Inks ΔE 3.9 · close
- C Yellow-brown Ops Acrylic Colors ΔE 4.3 · close
Gold (Model Color) equivalent in Citadel
- C Tausept Ochre Foundation (discontinued) ΔE 3.9 · close
- D Snakebite Leather Foundation (discontinued) 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Liquitex | #8C6931 | Iridescent Rich Gold Heavy Body Acrylix | ΔE 4.5 |
| Monument | #8D5C25 | Flameon Dark Orange Brown Pro Signature Series | ΔE 4.5 |
| The Army Painter | #925A11 | Mid Brown Warpaints | ΔE 4.7 |
| Italeri | #855F30 | Earth Red Acrylic Paint | ΔE 5.7 |
| Apple Barrel | #9F7426 | Golden Sunset Colors | ΔE 6.0 |
| Tom Color | #956F1A | Japan Uniform Base | ΔE 6.5 |
| Coat d'Arms | #85643B | Sandy Brown Brushscape Range | ΔE 6.5 |
| Golden | #A77846 | Raw Sienna Fluid | ΔE 6.9 |
| Mig | #9E5922 | Red Primer Shine Primers | ΔE 7.0 |
| Tamiya | #826636 | Brown (JGSDF) Spray | ΔE 7.1 |
| Mr. Hobby | #975829 | Brass Mr Metal Color | ΔE 7.5 |
| Mission Models | #9D6743 | Copper | ΔE 7.6 |
| Arteza | #BA7335 | Oxide Yellow Acrylic Premium Paints | ΔE 8.8 |
| Duncan | #8E674B | Boot Strap Brown Wave 3 | ΔE 8.9 |
| Creature | #9E5423 | Copper Monument Pro Acryl | ΔE 9.4 |
| Acrilex | #B68031 | Caramelo Paints | ΔE 10.1 |
| Warcolours | #B87F18 | Ochre 5 Layer paints | ΔE 11.1 |
| Turbo Dork | #805D49 | Death By | ΔE 12.6 |
Nearest colours inside Vallejo
- B Desert Yellow Game Color ΔE 2.2 · very close
- B Brown Game Color ΔE 2.5 · very close
- B Fuel Stains (Gloss) Mecha Color ΔE 3.2 · very close
- C Scrofulous Brown Game Color ΔE 3.8 · close
- C Sepia Wash Game Color Wash ΔE 3.8 · close
- C Leather Brown Game Color ΔE 4.2 · close
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