§ PAINT · 11th edition
Balthasar GoldCitadel Base metallic, hex #a77353. Its closest equivalents in every other range, nearest first.
- Paint
- Balthasar Gold
- Range
- Citadel Base
- Finish
- metallic
- Hex
- #a77353
- Hex source
- community data
Balthasar Gold equivalents
One paint from each other brand: Duncan Rhodes’s own pick where there is one, otherwise the closest in colour and finish.
Vallejo equivalent
CopperVallejo Mecha Color69.061ΔE 8.5approximateArmy Painter equivalent
Weapon BronzeWarpaints FanaticΔE 13.2approximateTwo Thin Coats equivalent
Spartan BronzeΔE 19.8◆ maker’s pickapproximate
Balthasar Gold is a metallic paint from Citadel Base. The closest paint in any other range is Steampunk Copper from Two Thin Coats at ΔE 7.3, an approximation. Across the 13 other ranges, none offer a near match and none a safe substitute in the same finish; the rest are approximate or a different finish.
Closest matches
Army Painter Speedpaint 2.0
- Warrior Skin⚠ cross-finishΔE 1.3
- Aged Hide⚠ cross-finishΔE 11.4
- Fire Drake⚠ cross-finishΔE 11.5
Army Painter Warpaints Fanatic
- Weapon BronzeapproximateΔE 13.2
- Bright GoldapproximateΔE 17.6
- Greedy GoldapproximateΔE 17.8
Army Painter Warpaints Fanatic Wash
- Light Tone⚠ cross-finishΔE 15.9
- Sepia Tone⚠ cross-finishΔE 19.2
- Soft Tone⚠ cross-finishΔE 23.1
Citadel Contrast
- Darkoath Flesh⚠ cross-finishΔE 12.1
- Ironjawz Yellow⚠ cross-finishΔE 14.7
- Magmadroth Flame⚠ cross-finishΔE 15.0
Citadel Layer
- Hashut CopperapproximateΔE 7.7
- Castellax BronzeapproximateΔE 8.5
- Brass ScorpionapproximateΔE 8.5
Citadel Shade
- Cryptek Armourshade Gloss⚠ cross-finishΔE 13.5
- Casandora Yellow⚠ cross-finishΔE 14.7
- Soulblight Grey⚠ cross-finishΔE 22.8
Two Thin Coats
- Spartan Bronze◆ maker’s pickapproximateΔE 19.8
- Steampunk CopperapproximateΔE 7.3
- Chaos BronzeapproximateΔE 10.3
Vallejo Game Air
- Barbarian Skin⚠ cross-finishΔE 6.8
- Desert Yellow⚠ cross-finishΔE 8.2
- Bronze Brown⚠ cross-finishΔE 9.3
Vallejo Game Color
- Tinny TinapproximateΔE 27.5
- Hammered CopperapproximateΔE 28.1
- Bright BronzeapproximateΔE 28.4
Vallejo Mecha Color
Vallejo Metal Color
- CopperapproximateΔE 15.3
- Burnt IronapproximateΔE 19.6
- Exhaust ManifoldapproximateΔE 19.6
Vallejo Wash
- European Dust⚠ cross-finishΔE 7.9
- Rust⚠ cross-finishΔE 9.4
- Dark Khaki Green⚠ cross-finishΔE 9.5
Vallejo Xpress
- Desert Ochre⚠ cross-finishΔE 9.3
- Zombie Flesh⚠ cross-finishΔE 9.8
- Chameleon Orange⚠ cross-finishΔE 10.5
Also in Citadel Base
- Warplock Bronzesafe substituteΔE 4.3
- Ratskin Fleshsafe substituteΔE 5.1
- Screaming BellapproximateΔE 10.4
Every pot in Citadel Base has a page like this one. Citadel against the other brands, whole ranges at a time: Citadel to Vallejo, Citadel to Army Painter, Citadel to Two Thin Coats, Vallejo to Citadel, Army Painter to Citadel, Two Thin Coats to Citadel.
Match it in the toolQuestions
- What is the Vallejo equivalent of Balthasar Gold?
- Copper from Vallejo Mecha Color, at ΔE 8.5: the nearest metallic paint from Vallejo, though only an approximate match.
- What is the Army Painter equivalent of Balthasar Gold?
- Weapon Bronze from Warpaints Fanatic, at ΔE 13.2: the nearest metallic paint from Army Painter, though only an approximate match.
- What is the Two Thin Coats equivalent of Balthasar Gold?
- Spartan Bronze from Two Thin Coats: the equivalent published by Duncan Rhodes, who makes Two Thin Coats. By colour alone the two sit ΔE 19.8 apart.