Color-wise this is a muted, mid-tone metallic gold leaning warm. For modelling, drop to Blighted Gold in the recesses and step up to Quick Silver on the edges, both P3 Paints paints. Illuminated Gold is a bit distinctive: no other brand carries a strong same-finish match, though Monument Pro Acryl Light Bronze comes nearest at 75 percent. Any substitute is a mixing base rather than a drop-in, so tune it on the model.
Illuminated Gold equivalents in other ranges
This is one of the colors that keeps P3 Paints pots in painters' cases. Across the mapped brands, nothing qualifies as a real equivalent.
Even the nearest color, Monument Pro Acryl Light Bronze, dries slightly darker than Illuminated Gold, so any substitute will change how the scheme reads.
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<70Mix
Monument Pro Acryl
Two Thin Coats
Humbrol
AK Interactive
Vallejo
Revell
Green Stuff World
The Army Painter
Tamiya
About this color
Color profile
Highlight and shade ladder
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Found in 0 other brands with a same-finish match.
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Frequently asked
What is the closest equivalent to P3 Paints Illuminated Gold?
The closest same-finish match is Monument Pro Acryl Light Bronze at 75% color similarity.
What finish is Illuminated Gold?
Illuminated Gold is a metallic paint with a gold tone and a reflective finish. Because the shine comes from metal flake, a flat paint can match the color and still be wrong for the job, which is why cross-finish matches here are references rather than swaps.
What do I highlight and shade Illuminated Gold with?
Highlight Illuminated Gold toward Quick Silver and shade it down into Blighted Gold, both P3 Paints paints in the same finish family.