Color-wise this is a moderate, dark metallic gold leaning warm. Within the Vallejo range it ladders cleanly, Bronze for the shadows and Copper for the highlights. Substitutes are thinner on the ground; P3 Paints Molten Bronze is the nearest same-finish option at 81 percent, with 1 brand in strong-match range. Any substitute is a mixing base rather than a drop-in, so tune it on the model.
Brass equivalents and near misses
Fair warning: nothing matches Vallejo Brass cleanly. The options below are the least bad, and every one of them drifts.
Closest P3 Paints equivalent: P3 Paints Molten Bronze, close, with a hint of drift side by side (delta E 3.8).
Nearest in the Monument Pro Acryl catalog: Monument Pro Acryl Copper, workable at tabletop distance, not up close (delta E 4.7).
Best Two Thin Coats option: Two Thin Coats Spartan Bronze, a usable stand-in rather than a twin (delta E 5.9).
From Citadel: Citadel Screaming Bell, workable at tabletop distance, not up close (delta E 7.2).
Worth knowing before you swap: P3 Paints Molten Bronze runs clearly warmer and more saturated, which shows most where the paint thins over raised detail.
How to read the score
90+Close
80sUsable
<70Mix
P3 Paints
Monument Pro Acryl
Two Thin Coats
Citadel
Tamiya
AK Interactive
The Army Painter
Revell
Humbrol
Scale75
Green Stuff World
About this color
Color profile
Highlight and shade ladder
Pairs well with
Try any paint in the scheme toolMatch difficulty
Found in 1 other brand with a same-finish match.
Where painters use it
Frequently asked
What is the closest equivalent to Vallejo Brass?
The closest same-finish match is P3 Paints Molten Bronze at 81% color similarity.
What finish is Brass?
Brass 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.