Rhulic Gold sits in the metallic gold family: mid-tone in tone, vivid in saturation, warm in cast. This is a common color; 3 other brands cover it, the nearest being AK Interactive Gold at 90 percent. It builds a smooth gradient with Copper Penny underneath and Solid Gold on the highlights, all in the P3 Paints line. In practice you can substitute across brands here without anyone noticing at arm's length.
Rhulic Gold equivalents in other ranges
No brand clones Rhulic Gold outright, but 1 range comes close enough to swap. The best candidate from each catalog:
- Closest AK Interactive equivalent: AK Interactive Gold, close enough that batch variation matters more (delta E 1.9).
- From Vallejo: Vallejo Gold, close, with a hint of drift side by side (delta E 3.7).
- Citadel's closest color: Citadel Retributor Armour, workable at tabletop distance, not up close (delta E 4.1).
- Nearest in the Monument Pro Acryl catalog: Monument Pro Acryl Bright Gold, a usable stand-in rather than a twin (delta E 5.7).
- Best The Army Painter option: The Army Painter Tainted Gold, only a loose relative (delta E 8.0).
- From Green Stuff World: Green Stuff World Yellow-Brown Ops, close, with a hint of drift side by side (delta E 2.5), but it is an opaque acrylic so treat it as a color reference, not a swap.
Side by side the two agree in lightness and temperature; at delta E 1.9 the gap is smaller than the variation between two pots of the same paint.
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90+Close
80sUsable
<70Mix
AK Interactive
Vallejo
Citadel
Monument Pro Acryl
The Army Painter
Green Stuff World
Revell
Humbrol
Scale75
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What is the closest equivalent to P3 Paints Rhulic Gold?
The closest same-finish match is AK Interactive Gold at 90% color similarity.
Is there a Vallejo equivalent of Rhulic Gold?
Yes. The closest Vallejo option is Gold at 82%, a same-finish match.
What finish is Rhulic Gold?
Rhulic 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 Rhulic Gold with?
Highlight Rhulic Gold toward Solid Gold and shade it down into Copper Penny, both P3 Paints paints in the same finish family.