Heirloom Gold sits in the metallic gold family: light in tone, moderate in saturation, warm in cast. No shortage of substitutes here, Titanium Gold from Tamiya matches at 96 percent and 3 brands carry a strong same-finish near-match. For modelling, drop to Chaos Bronze in the recesses and step up to Top Brass on the edges, both Two Thin Coats paints. In practice you can substitute across brands here without anyone noticing at arm's length.
Heirloom Gold equivalents in other ranges
This is one of the easy ones. A same finish twin exists, and 5 brands in the catalog land close enough to consider.
Closest Tamiya equivalent: Tamiya Titanium Gold, the same color for practical purposes (delta E 0.9).
- From Humbrol: Humbrol Brass, a near match with visible drift up close (delta E 2.8).
- The Army Painter's closest color: The Army Painter Greedy Gold, close, with a hint of drift side by side (delta E 3.3).
- Nearest in the Scale75 catalog: Scale75 Golden Skin, workable at tabletop distance, not up close (delta E 5.1).
- Best Revell option: Revell Gold, a usable stand-in rather than a twin (delta E 5.5).
- From AK Interactive: AK Interactive Golden Yellow, workable at tabletop distance, not up close (delta E 7.5).
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
Tamiya
Humbrol
The Army Painter
Scale75
Revell
AK Interactive
Vallejo
Citadel
Green Stuff World
Monument Pro Acryl
P3 Paints
About this color
Color profile
Highlight and shade ladder
Pairs well with
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Found in 3 other brands with a same-finish match.
Where painters use it
Frequently asked
What is the closest equivalent to Two Thin Coats Heirloom Gold?
The closest same-finish match is Tamiya Titanium Gold at 96% color similarity.
Is there a The Army Painter equivalent of Heirloom Gold?
Yes. The closest The Army Painter option is Greedy Gold at 84%, a same-finish match.
What finish is Heirloom Gold?
Heirloom 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 Heirloom Gold with?
Highlight Heirloom Gold toward Top Brass and shade it down into Chaos Bronze, both Two Thin Coats paints in the same finish family.