# Heirloom Gold (Two Thin Coats) Paint Equivalents

> Heirloom Gold (Two Thin Coats) equivalents: Citadel Skullcrusher Brass, Vallejo Gold and Army Painter Bright Gold, by ΔE colour distance.

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

§ PAINT · 11th edition

# Heirloom Gold: Two Thin Coats metallic, hex #c69c53. Its closest equivalents in every other range, nearest first.

Paint

Heirloom Gold

Range

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

Finish

metallic

Hex

#c69c53

Hex source

community data

## Heirloom 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

    [Skullcrusher Brass](/paints/citadel-layer/skullcrusher-brass) Citadel Layer ΔE 12.4

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

    [Gold](/paints/vallejo-mecha/gold-69-059) Vallejo Mecha Color 69.059 ΔE 8.8

    approximate
- ### Army Painter equivalent

    [Bright Gold](/paints/army-painter-fanatic/bright-gold) Warpaints Fanatic ΔE 13.4

    approximate

Heirloom Gold is a metallic paint from Two Thin Coats. The closest paint in any other range is Fulgurite Copper from Citadel Layer at ΔE 8.7, 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 6.8
- [Bony Matter](/paints/speedpaint-2/bony-matter) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 9.1
- [Peachy Flesh](/paints/speedpaint-2/peachy-flesh) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 10.4

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

- [Bright Gold](/paints/army-painter-fanatic/bright-gold) approximate ΔE 13.4
- [Weapon Bronze](/paints/army-painter-fanatic/weapon-bronze) approximate ΔE 24.5
- [Mithril](/paints/army-painter-fanatic/mithril) approximate ΔE 24.6

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

- [Light Tone](/paints/army-painter-fanatic-wash/light-tone) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 27.8
- [Sepia Tone](/paints/army-painter-fanatic-wash/sepia-tone) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 35.7
- [Soft Tone](/paints/army-painter-fanatic-wash/soft-tone) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 40.2

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

- [Retributor Armour](/paints/citadel-base/retributor-armour) approximate ΔE 10.3
- [Balthasar Gold](/paints/citadel-base/balthasar-gold) approximate ΔE 17.4
- [Runelord Brass](/paints/citadel-base/runelord-brass) approximate ΔE 18.3

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

- [Skeleton Horde](/paints/citadel-contrast/skeleton-horde) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 10.7
- [Imperial Fist](/paints/citadel-contrast/imperial-fist) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 11.8
- [Bad Moon Yellow](/paints/citadel-contrast/bad-moon-yellow) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 12.0

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

- [Skullcrusher Brass](/paints/citadel-layer/skullcrusher-brass) ◆ maker’s pick approximate ΔE 12.4
- [Fulgurite Copper](/paints/citadel-layer/fulgurite-copper) approximate ΔE 8.7
- [Liberator Gold](/paints/citadel-layer/liberator-gold) approximate ΔE 8.7

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

- [Mortarion Grime](/paints/citadel-shade/mortarion-grime) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 13.5
- [Casandora Yellow](/paints/citadel-shade/casandora-yellow) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 15.5
- [Soulblight Grey](/paints/citadel-shade/soulblight-grey) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 24.7

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

- [Bone White](/paints/vallejo-game-air/bone-white-76-034) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 6.3
- [Dead Flesh](/paints/vallejo-game-air/dead-flesh-76-035) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 7.5
- [Pale Flesh](/paints/vallejo-game-air/pale-flesh-76-003) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 9.4

### [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 20.6
- [Polished Gold](/paints/vallejo-game-color/polished-gold-72-055) approximate ΔE 21.5

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

- [Gold](/paints/vallejo-mecha/gold-69-059) approximate ΔE 8.8
- [Old Gold](/paints/vallejo-mecha/old-gold-69-060) approximate ΔE 10.4
- [Steel](/paints/vallejo-mecha/steel-69-063) approximate ΔE 22.0

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

- [Gold](/paints/vallejo-metal/gold-77-725) approximate ΔE 13.1
- [Copper](/paints/vallejo-metal/copper-77-710) approximate ΔE 18.9
- [Duraluminium](/paints/vallejo-metal/duraluminium-77-702) approximate ΔE 22.2

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

- [Dark Yellow](/paints/vallejo-wash/dark-yellow-76-503) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 11.5
- [Light Rust](/paints/vallejo-wash/light-rust-76-505) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 13.4
- [Desert Dust](/paints/vallejo-wash/desert-dust-76-522) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 14.8

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

- [Bag of Bones](/paints/vallejo-xpress/bag-of-bones-72-450) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 4.9
- [Khaki Drill](/paints/vallejo-xpress/khaki-drill-72-451) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 5.5
- [Nuclear Yellow](/paints/vallejo-xpress/nuclear-yellow-72-404) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 8.7

## Also in Two Thin Coats

- [Dragon's Gold](/paints/two-thin-coats/dragons-gold) near match ΔE 2.6
- [Top Brass](/paints/two-thin-coats/top-brass) safe substitute ΔE 4.5
- [Manticore Ochre](/paints/two-thin-coats/manticore-ochre) safe substitute ΔE 5.5

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).

[Match it in the tool](/paints#paint=two-thin-coats-heirloom-gold)

##  Questions

What is the Citadel equivalent of Heirloom Gold?

Skullcrusher Brass from Citadel Layer: the equivalent published by Duncan Rhodes, who makes Two Thin Coats. By colour alone the two sit ΔE 12.4 apart.

What is the Vallejo equivalent of Heirloom Gold?

Gold from Vallejo Mecha Color, at ΔE 8.8: the nearest metallic paint from Vallejo, though only an approximate match.

What is the Army Painter equivalent of Heirloom Gold?

Bright Gold from Warpaints Fanatic, at ΔE 13.4: the nearest metallic paint from Army Painter, though only an approximate match.