# Dragon's Gold (Two Thin Coats) Paint Equivalents

> Dragon's Gold (Two Thin Coats) equivalents: Citadel Retributor Armour, Vallejo Gold and Army Painter Bright Gold, by ΔE colour distance.

Canonical: https://lexmechanic.com/paints/two-thin-coats/dragons-gold

§ PAINT · 11th edition

# Dragon's Gold: Two Thin Coats metallic, hex #cda24e. Its closest equivalents in every other range, nearest first.

Paint

Dragon's Gold

Range

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

Finish

metallic

Hex

#cda24e

Hex source

community data

## Dragon's Gold equivalents

One paint from each other brand: Duncan Rhodes’s own pick where there is one, otherwise the closest in colour and finish.

- ### Citadel equivalent

    [Retributor Armour](/paints/citadel-base/retributor-armour) Citadel Base ΔE 8.3

    ◆ maker’s pick approximate
- ### Vallejo equivalent

    [Gold](/paints/vallejo-mecha/gold-69-059) Vallejo Mecha Color 69.059 ΔE 9.9

    approximate
- ### Army Painter equivalent

    [Bright Gold](/paints/army-painter-fanatic/bright-gold) Warpaints Fanatic ΔE 14.5

    approximate

Dragon's Gold is a metallic paint from Two Thin Coats. The closest paint in any other range is Liberator Gold from Citadel Layer at ΔE 8.1, 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)

- [Sand Golem](/paints/speedpaint-2/sand-golem) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 6.1
- [Ochre Clay](/paints/speedpaint-2/ochre-clay) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 9.9
- [Ancient Honey](/paints/speedpaint-2/ancient-honey) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 10.5

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

- [Bright Gold](/paints/army-painter-fanatic/bright-gold) approximate ΔE 14.5
- [Mithril](/paints/army-painter-fanatic/mithril) approximate ΔE 26.0
- [Weapon Bronze](/paints/army-painter-fanatic/weapon-bronze) approximate ΔE 26.4

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

- [Light Tone](/paints/army-painter-fanatic-wash/light-tone) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 29.7
- [Sepia Tone](/paints/army-painter-fanatic-wash/sepia-tone) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 38.2
- [Soft Tone](/paints/army-painter-fanatic-wash/soft-tone) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 43.3

### [Citadel Base](/paints/citadel-base)

- [Retributor Armour](/paints/citadel-base/retributor-armour) ◆ maker’s pick approximate ΔE 8.3
- [Iron Hands Steel](/paints/citadel-base/iron-hands-steel) approximate ΔE 19.7
- [Balthasar Gold](/paints/citadel-base/balthasar-gold) approximate ΔE 19.8

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

- [Bad Moon Yellow](/paints/citadel-contrast/bad-moon-yellow) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 10.2
- [Imperial Fist](/paints/citadel-contrast/imperial-fist) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 10.9
- [Skeleton Horde](/paints/citadel-contrast/skeleton-horde) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 12.4

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

- [Liberator Gold](/paints/citadel-layer/liberator-gold) approximate ΔE 8.1
- [Fulgurite Copper](/paints/citadel-layer/fulgurite-copper) approximate ΔE 10.5
- [Skullcrusher Brass](/paints/citadel-layer/skullcrusher-brass) approximate ΔE 10.6

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

- [Mortarion Grime](/paints/citadel-shade/mortarion-grime) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 12.3
- [Casandora Yellow](/paints/citadel-shade/casandora-yellow) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 16.8
- [Soulblight Grey](/paints/citadel-shade/soulblight-grey) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 26.1

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

- [Dead Flesh](/paints/vallejo-game-air/dead-flesh-76-035) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 6.1
- [Bone White](/paints/vallejo-game-air/bone-white-76-034) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 7.7
- [Sun Yellow](/paints/vallejo-game-air/sun-yellow-76-006) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 10.1

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

- [Bright Bronze](/paints/vallejo-game-color/bright-bronze-72-057) approximate ΔE 19.3
- [Glorious Gold](/paints/vallejo-game-color/glorious-gold-72-056) approximate ΔE 20.1
- [Polished Gold](/paints/vallejo-game-color/polished-gold-72-055) approximate ΔE 20.6

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

- [Gold](/paints/vallejo-mecha/gold-69-059) approximate ΔE 9.9
- [Old Gold](/paints/vallejo-mecha/old-gold-69-060) approximate ΔE 12.3
- [Steel](/paints/vallejo-mecha/steel-69-063) approximate ΔE 23.6

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

- [Gold](/paints/vallejo-metal/gold-77-725) approximate ΔE 14.4
- [Copper](/paints/vallejo-metal/copper-77-710) approximate ΔE 20.9
- [Pale Burnt Metal](/paints/vallejo-metal/pale-burnt-metal-77-704) approximate ΔE 23.4

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

- [Dark Yellow](/paints/vallejo-wash/dark-yellow-76-503) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 9.4
- [Desert Dust](/paints/vallejo-wash/desert-dust-76-522) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 14.4
- [Light Rust](/paints/vallejo-wash/light-rust-76-505) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 15.2

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

- [Bag of Bones](/paints/vallejo-xpress/bag-of-bones-72-450) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 6.5
- [Khaki Drill](/paints/vallejo-xpress/khaki-drill-72-451) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 7.6
- [Nuclear Yellow](/paints/vallejo-xpress/nuclear-yellow-72-404) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 8.5

## Also in Two Thin Coats

- [Heirloom Gold](/paints/two-thin-coats/heirloom-gold) near match ΔE 2.6
- [Cerberus Brown](/paints/two-thin-coats/cerberus-brown) safe substitute ΔE 3.9
- [Flak Gun Yellow](/paints/two-thin-coats/flak-gun-yellow) safe substitute ΔE 5.0

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

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##  Questions

What is the Citadel equivalent of Dragon's Gold?

Retributor Armour from Citadel Base: the equivalent published by Duncan Rhodes, who makes Two Thin Coats. By colour alone the two sit ΔE 8.3 apart.

What is the Vallejo equivalent of Dragon's Gold?

Gold from Vallejo Mecha Color, at ΔE 9.9: the nearest metallic paint from Vallejo, though only an approximate match.

What is the Army Painter equivalent of Dragon's Gold?

Bright Gold from Warpaints Fanatic, at ΔE 14.5: the nearest metallic paint from Army Painter, though only an approximate match.