# Balthasar Gold (Citadel Base) Paint Equivalents

> Balthasar Gold (Citadel Base) equivalents: Vallejo Copper, Army Painter Weapon Bronze and Two Thin Coats Spartan Bronze, by ΔE colour distance.

Canonical: https://lexmechanic.com/paints/citadel-base/balthasar-gold

§ PAINT · 11th edition

# Balthasar Gold: Citadel Base metallic, hex #a77353. Its closest equivalents in every other range, nearest first.

Paint

Balthasar Gold

Range

[Citadel Base](/paints/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

    [Copper](/paints/vallejo-mecha/copper-69-061) Vallejo Mecha Color 69.061 ΔE 8.5

    approximate
- ### Army Painter equivalent

    [Weapon Bronze](/paints/army-painter-fanatic/weapon-bronze) Warpaints Fanatic ΔE 13.2

    approximate
- ### Two Thin Coats equivalent

    [Spartan Bronze](/paints/two-thin-coats/spartan-bronze) ΔE 19.8

    ◆ maker’s pick approximate

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](/paints/speedpaint-2)

- [Warrior Skin](/paints/speedpaint-2/warrior-skin) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 1.3
- [Aged Hide](/paints/speedpaint-2/aged-hide) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 11.4
- [Fire Drake](/paints/speedpaint-2/fire-drake) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 11.5

### [Army Painter Warpaints Fanatic](/paints/army-painter-fanatic)

- [Weapon Bronze](/paints/army-painter-fanatic/weapon-bronze) approximate ΔE 13.2
- [Bright Gold](/paints/army-painter-fanatic/bright-gold) approximate ΔE 17.6
- [Greedy Gold](/paints/army-painter-fanatic/greedy-gold) approximate ΔE 17.8

### [Army Painter Warpaints Fanatic Wash](/paints/army-painter-fanatic-wash)

- [Light Tone](/paints/army-painter-fanatic-wash/light-tone) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 15.9
- [Sepia Tone](/paints/army-painter-fanatic-wash/sepia-tone) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 19.2
- [Soft Tone](/paints/army-painter-fanatic-wash/soft-tone) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 23.1

### [Citadel Contrast](/paints/citadel-contrast)

- [Darkoath Flesh](/paints/citadel-contrast/darkoath-flesh) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 12.1
- [Ironjawz Yellow](/paints/citadel-contrast/ironjawz-yellow) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 14.7
- [Magmadroth Flame](/paints/citadel-contrast/magmadroth-flame) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 15.0

### [Citadel Layer](/paints/citadel-layer)

- [Hashut Copper](/paints/citadel-layer/hashut-copper) approximate ΔE 7.7
- [Castellax Bronze](/paints/citadel-layer/castellax-bronze) approximate ΔE 8.5
- [Brass Scorpion](/paints/citadel-layer/brass-scorpion) approximate ΔE 8.5

### [Citadel Shade](/paints/citadel-shade)

- [Cryptek Armourshade Gloss](/paints/citadel-shade/cryptek-armourshade-gloss) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 13.5
- [Casandora Yellow](/paints/citadel-shade/casandora-yellow) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 14.7
- [Soulblight Grey](/paints/citadel-shade/soulblight-grey) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 22.8

### [Two Thin Coats](/paints/two-thin-coats)

- [Spartan Bronze](/paints/two-thin-coats/spartan-bronze) ◆ maker’s pick approximate ΔE 19.8
- [Steampunk Copper](/paints/two-thin-coats/steampunk-copper) approximate ΔE 7.3
- [Chaos Bronze](/paints/two-thin-coats/chaos-bronze) approximate ΔE 10.3

### [Vallejo Game Air](/paints/vallejo-game-air)

- [Barbarian Skin](/paints/vallejo-game-air/barbarian-skin-76-071) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 6.8
- [Desert Yellow](/paints/vallejo-game-air/desert-yellow-76-063) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 8.2
- [Bronze Brown](/paints/vallejo-game-air/bronze-brown-76-036) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 9.3

### [Vallejo Game Color](/paints/vallejo-game-color)

- [Tinny Tin](/paints/vallejo-game-color/tinny-tin-72-060) approximate ΔE 27.5
- [Hammered Copper](/paints/vallejo-game-color/hammered-copper-72-059) approximate ΔE 28.1
- [Bright Bronze](/paints/vallejo-game-color/bright-bronze-72-057) approximate ΔE 28.4

### [Vallejo Mecha Color](/paints/vallejo-mecha)

- [Copper](/paints/vallejo-mecha/copper-69-061) approximate ΔE 8.5
- [Old Gold](/paints/vallejo-mecha/old-gold-69-060) approximate ΔE 14.4
- [Gold](/paints/vallejo-mecha/gold-69-059) approximate ΔE 16.4

### [Vallejo Metal Color](/paints/vallejo-metal)

- [Copper](/paints/vallejo-metal/copper-77-710) approximate ΔE 15.3
- [Burnt Iron](/paints/vallejo-metal/burnt-iron-77-721) approximate ΔE 19.6
- [Exhaust Manifold](/paints/vallejo-metal/exhaust-manifold-77-723) approximate ΔE 19.6

### [Vallejo Wash](/paints/vallejo-wash)

- [European Dust](/paints/vallejo-wash/european-dust-76-523) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 7.9
- [Rust](/paints/vallejo-wash/rust-76-506) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 9.4
- [Dark Khaki Green](/paints/vallejo-wash/dark-khaki-green-76-520) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 9.5

### [Vallejo Xpress](/paints/vallejo-xpress)

- [Desert Ochre](/paints/vallejo-xpress/desert-ochre-72-454) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 9.3
- [Zombie Flesh](/paints/vallejo-xpress/zombie-flesh-72-470) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 9.8
- [Chameleon Orange](/paints/vallejo-xpress/chameleon-orange-72-455) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 10.5

## Also in Citadel Base

- [Warplock Bronze](/paints/citadel-base/warplock-bronze) safe substitute ΔE 4.3
- [Ratskin Flesh](/paints/citadel-base/ratskin-flesh) safe substitute ΔE 5.1
- [Screaming Bell](/paints/citadel-base/screaming-bell) approximate ΔE 10.4

Every pot in [Citadel Base](/paints/citadel-base) has a page like this one. Citadel against the other brands, whole ranges at a time: [Citadel to Vallejo](/paints/citadel-to-vallejo), [Citadel to Army Painter](/paints/citadel-to-army-painter), [Citadel to Two Thin Coats](/paints/citadel-to-two-thin-coats), [Vallejo to Citadel](/paints/vallejo-to-citadel), [Army Painter to Citadel](/paints/army-painter-to-citadel), [Two Thin Coats to Citadel](/paints/two-thin-coats-to-citadel).

[Match it in the tool](/paints#paint=citadel-base-balthasar-gold)

##  Questions

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.