What is the difference between Clear Yellow and IJA Chrome Yellow?

ΔE 9 (close). IJA Chrome Yellow is cooler. Swatch colours are estimates.

Clear Yellow vs IJA Chrome Yellow

Clear Yellow

Brand: AK Interactive
Range: 3rd Gen Standard
Code: AK11217
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #f89624 (estimate)

IJA Chrome Yellow

Brand: Vallejo
Range: Model Air
Code: 71.135
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #f39e0f (estimate)

How close are they?

ΔE 8.6, close: similar, with a visible difference side by side. IJA Chrome Yellow is cooler than Clear Yellow.

Can I use IJA Chrome Yellow instead of Clear Yellow?

Usually, if you are not matching paint already on the model. Close match (ΔE 9). IJA Chrome Yellow is cooler than Clear Yellow.

Can I use Clear Yellow instead of IJA Chrome Yellow?

The same difference applies the other way round: Clear Yellow is warmer.

ΔE is the colour difference between our two swatch estimates: under about 6 is close, over about 15 is loose. Real paints also differ in finish, coverage and how they thin, so test before you commit.

See Clear Yellow on the colour wheel See IJA Chrome Yellow on the colour wheel

Other Vallejo paints close to Clear Yellow

Clear Yellow vs Golden Yellow (70.948)Model Color · ΔE 4, very close · closer than IJA Chrome Yellow
Clear Yellow vs Sun Yellow (72.006)Game Color · ΔE 7, close · closer than IJA Chrome Yellow
Clear Yellow vs Yellow RLM04 (71.078)Model Air · ΔE 8, close · closer than IJA Chrome Yellow

Other AK Interactive paints close to IJA Chrome Yellow

IJA Chrome Yellow vs RLM 04 (AK11813)3rd Gen Air Series · ΔE 6, very close · closer than Clear Yellow
IJA Chrome Yellow vs Dirty Yellow (AK11043)3rd Gen Standard · ΔE 10, fair
IJA Chrome Yellow vs Luminous Orange (AK11082)3rd Gen Standard · ΔE 15, loose

All matches: Clear Yellow equivalents · IJA Chrome Yellow equivalents