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Make a free guideLooking for a Aztec Gold equivalent? Below are the closest cross-brand color matches to Aztec Gold (Army Painter Speedpaint) in Vallejo Xpress Color, Vallejo Weathering Effects, Citadel Colour, AK Interactive 3rd Gen, Vallejo Hobby Spray, AK Interactive Diorama Series, Scale75 Scalecolor, AK Interactive Artist Dense Acrylic, Vallejo Model Color, Vallejo Game Color, Monument Pro Acryl, Reaper MSP, Army Painter Fanatic, Vallejo Game Color Effects, Army Painter Colour Primer, Vallejo Diorama FX, Vallejo Model Wash, Army Painter Warpaints, Army Painter Quickshade, Vallejo Metal Color, ranked by CIE76 deltaE color distance. Use them as substitutes, or generate a painting guide from the paints you actually own and let PaintGuide handle the matching and mixing for you.
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Shade & highlight partners
Suggested shadow and highlight colors for Aztec Gold, picked from the full catalog by color science — not paints you own. Shadows stay richer when they lean cool; pure black just flattens them. Highlights read best warmer and a touch softer than the base; pure white bleaches them out.
- Shade 1Dark EmeraldArmy Painter FanaticRough match
- BaseAztec GoldArmy Painter Speedpaint
- Highlight 1Hoard BronzeArmy Painter SpeedpaintClose match
- Highlight 2Silver GreyAK Interactive 3rd GenGreat match
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Make a free guide with your paintsMatches are computed by converting each paint's color to CIELAB and measuring CIE76 deltaE distance. A “great match” (deltaE < 3) is very close to the eye; a “close match” is a usable substitute. Finish, opacity, and coverage still differ between brands, so test on primer when it matters.