Titanium Gold is a light moderate metallic gold with a warm undertone. This is a common color; 3 other brands cover it, the nearest being Two Thin Coats Heirloom Gold at 96 percent. It builds a smooth gradient with Bronze underneath and Gold Leaf on the highlights, all in the Tamiya line. Bottom line: run out mid-project and another brand will get you within a shade.
Titanium Gold equivalents in other ranges
This is one of the easy ones. A same finish twin exists, and 4 brands in the catalog land close enough to consider.
Closest Two Thin Coats equivalent: Two Thin Coats Heirloom Gold, the same color for practical purposes (delta E 0.9).
- Humbrol's closest color: Humbrol Brass, a near match with visible drift up close (delta E 2.3).
- Nearest in the The Army Painter catalog: The Army Painter Greedy Gold, close, with a hint of drift side by side (delta E 2.6).
- Best Revell option: Revell Gold, workable at tabletop distance, not up close (delta E 5.3).
- From Scale75: Scale75 Golden Skin, a usable stand-in rather than a twin (delta E 5.8).
- AK Interactive's closest color: AK Interactive Golden Yellow, workable at tabletop distance, not up close (delta E 8.0).
Side by side the two agree in lightness and temperature; at delta E 0.9 the gap is smaller than the variation between two pots of the same paint.
How to read the score
90+Close
80sUsable
<70Mix
Two Thin Coats
Humbrol
The Army Painter
Revell
Scale75
AK Interactive
Vallejo
Citadel
Green Stuff World
Monument Pro Acryl
P3 Paints
About this color
Color profile
Highlight and shade ladder
Match difficulty
Found in 3 other brands with a same-finish match.
Where painters use it
Frequently asked
What is the closest equivalent to Tamiya Titanium Gold?
The closest same-finish match is Two Thin Coats Heirloom Gold at 96% color similarity.
Is there a The Army Painter equivalent of Titanium Gold?
Yes. The closest The Army Painter option is Greedy Gold at 87%, a same-finish match.
What finish is Titanium Gold?
Titanium 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.