King’s Gold
Apple Barrel · Colors · 20760
#EAB148 · L*75.7 a*10.6 b*59.7
The closest match to Apple Barrel King’s Gold in every other range, nearest first.
Apple Barrel King’s Gold is a light, vivid orange. 2 ranges carry a near-perfect stand-in for it, the closest being AK Interactive British Sand Yellow at ΔE 1.2. 4 of the 30 other ranges have nothing within ΔE 5, so a substitution from those will read as a different colour.
What the ΔE numbers below mean, and how close a match has to be
What is the closest equivalent to Apple Barrel King’s Gold?
AK Interactive British Sand Yellow is the closest equivalent to Apple Barrel King’s Gold in any other range, at ΔE 1.2 — a near-perfect substitute. Next nearest: Mission Models New Construction Yellow (1990 to present) (ΔE 1.3) and FolkArt Marigold (ΔE 2.3).
What is the Vallejo alternative to Apple Barrel King’s Gold?
The nearest Vallejo paint is Yellow Ochre, ΔE 2.4 — a very close substitute. The full Apple Barrel to Vallejo conversion chart lists the rest.
Shop Apple Barrel King’s Gold Shop AK Interactive British Sand Yellow (AFV) Shop AK Interactive AFV set
King’s Gold equivalent in AK Interactive
- A British Sand Yellow AFV AK726 ΔE 1.2 · near-perfect
- B FS 33613 Radome Tan Air AK2053 ΔE 2.5 · very close
King’s Gold equivalent in Mission Models
- A New Construction Yellow (1990 to present) MMP-125 ΔE 1.3 · near-perfect
- B Earth Yellow Tan Merdec FS 30257 MMP-129 ΔE 3.1 · very close
King’s Gold equivalent in FolkArt
- B Marigold Multi-Surface Satin Acrylics 2385 ΔE 2.3 · very close
- C Buttercup Acrylic Colors 905 ΔE 4.7 · close
King’s Gold equivalent in Vallejo
- B Yellow Ochre Model Color 70.913 ΔE 2.4 · very close
- B Gold Arte Deco 81.122 ΔE 3.2 · very close
King’s Gold equivalent in Foundry
- B Ochre Paint System 4B ΔE 2.5 · very close
- B Buff Leather Paint System 7B ΔE 2.9 · very close
King’s Gold equivalent in Mr. Paint
- B Yellow Clear Mr Paint MRP-264 ΔE 2.9 · very close
- C Giallo Cromo Mr Paint MRP-310 ΔE 4.7 · close
King’s Gold equivalent in Reaper
- B Ogre Skin Master Series Paints Bones 9459 ΔE 3.1 · very close
- C Sarenrae Yellow Master Series Paints Pathfinder 89514 ΔE 4.2 · close
King’s Gold equivalent in Golden
- B Transparent Yellow Iron Oxide Heavy Body 1386 ΔE 3.2 · very close
- B Transparent Yellow Iron Oxide OPEN Acrylics 7386 ΔE 3.5 · very close
King’s Gold equivalent in P3
- B Heartfire Privateer Press Formula P3 ΔE 3.2 · very close
- D Moldy Ochre Privateer Press Formula P3 ΔE 5.5 · similar
King’s Gold equivalent in Duncan
- B Cerberus Brown Wave 2 ΔE 3.2 · very close
- C Yellow Flame Wave 1 ΔE 3.9 · close
King’s Gold equivalent in Creature
- B Golden Brown Monument Pro Acryl MPA-017 ΔE 3.2 · very close
- D Yellow Monument Pro Acryl Transparent MPA-049 ΔE 5.0 · similar
King’s Gold equivalent in Citadel
- B Shining Gold Foundation (discontinued) ΔE 3.3 · very close
- C Sigmarite Dry ΔE 4.6 · close
King’s Gold in the remaining ranges
These ranges have nothing close. The nearest they offer is listed anyway.
| Range | Nearest paint | Distance | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Arteza | #E4B463 | Gold Acrylic Pearl Paints | ΔE 3.6 |
| Warcolours | #FDB843 | Orange 2 Layer paints | ΔE 3.6 |
| Kimera Kolors | #E6A91D | Warm Yellow Pure Pigments | ΔE 3.7 |
| Italeri | #EAB124 | Gold Acrylic Paint | ΔE 3.7 |
| Turbo Dork | #F4BC64 | Gold Rush | ΔE 3.8 |
| Liquitex | #F2B72B | Yellow Medium Azo Heavy Body Acrylix | ΔE 3.9 |
| Green Stuff World | #F4B11A | Amber Orange Candy Ink Metallic | ΔE 4.1 |
| Humbrol | #E0AC25 | Gold Aerosol Sprays | ΔE 4.1 |
| Mig | #D8A64F | Sand Yellow Acrylics | ΔE 4.2 |
| Tom Color | #F4B215 | FS 13655 | ΔE 4.3 |
| Acrilex | #FBB147 | Melao Paints | ΔE 4.4 |
| The Army Painter | #F8BF3E | Daemonic Yellow Warpaints | ΔE 4.6 |
| Mr. Hobby | #E6A600 | Cream Yellow Acrysion | ΔE 4.7 |
| Scale75 | #FAB861 | Ss Camo Highlights Warfront Range | ΔE 5.0 |
| Coat d'Arms | #FEB101 | Golden Yellow Fantasy Range | ΔE 5.6 |
| Tamiya | #E5B36E | Light brown (DAK 1941) Lacquer Paint | ΔE 5.7 |
| Monument | #DDA55B | Flameon Bright Yellow Ochre Pro Signature Series | ΔE 6.0 |
| Revell | #FEA500 | Yellow Email Color - Silk | ΔE 7.2 |
Nearest colours inside Apple Barrel
- B Golden Yellow Multi-Surface Satin Acrylic Paints ΔE 3.5 · very close
- C Golden Yellow Gloss™ ΔE 4.5 · close
- D Sunbeam Multi-Surface Satin Acrylic Paints ΔE 5.2 · similar
- D Dandelion Yellow Gloss™ ΔE 5.3 · similar
- D Sunny Day Colors ΔE 6.3 · similar
- D Banana Colors ΔE 6.8 · similar
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