Polished Gold is genuinely hard to match: no other brand has a same-finish equivalent close enough to swap, and the nearest color anywhere, The Army Painter Hoard Bronze at 67 percent, is a different finish. Color-wise this is a vivid, very light metallic gold leaning warm. Shade down into Glorious Gold, the nearest darker paint in the Vallejo line. If you need this exact color, buy the pot, since no other line reproduces it in the same finish.
Polished Gold equivalents in other ranges
This is one of the colors that keeps Vallejo pots in painters' cases. Across the mapped brands, nothing qualifies as a real equivalent.
Even the nearest color, The Army Painter Hoard Bronze, dries clearly warmer and more saturated than Polished Gold, so any substitute will change how the scheme reads.
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The Army Painter
Citadel
AK Interactive
Green Stuff World
Humbrol
P3 Paints
Scale75
Two Thin Coats
Monument Pro Acryl
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Frequently asked
What is the closest equivalent to Vallejo Polished Gold?
The closest same-finish match is The Army Painter Hoard Bronze at 67% color similarity.
What finish is Polished Gold?
Polished 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 Polished Gold with?
Shade Polished Gold with Glorious Gold in the same Vallejo range. For highlights, mix in a lighter tone or move to a brighter paint in the lane.