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Make a free guideLooking for a Balthasar Gold equivalent? Below are the closest cross-brand color matches to Balthasar Gold (Citadel Colour) in Reaper MSP, Army Painter Speedpaint, Vallejo Model Color, Vallejo Game Color, Vallejo Xpress Color, Vallejo Diorama FX, Vallejo Weathering Effects, Scale75 Scalecolor, Army Painter Fanatic, AK Interactive 3rd Gen, Army Painter Warpaints, Vallejo Hobby Spray, AK Interactive Artist Dense Acrylic, Vallejo Metal Color, Vallejo Model Wash, AK Interactive Diorama Series, Army Painter Quickshade, Vallejo Game Color Effects, Monument Pro Acryl, Army Painter Colour Primer, 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 Balthasar 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 2Orange ToneArmy Painter FanaticGreat match
- Shade 1Light ToneArmy Painter FanaticGreat match
- BaseBalthasar GoldCitadel Colour
- Highlight 1Amber SkinArmy Painter FanaticGreat match
- Highlight 2Pale SkinScale75 ScalecolorGreat 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.