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

ΔE 10 (fair). IJA Chrome Yellow is more saturated. Swatch colours are estimates.

Dirty Yellow vs IJA Chrome Yellow

Dirty Yellow

Brand: AK Interactive
Range: 3rd Gen Standard
Code: AK11043
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #eca630 (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 10.2, fair: the same colour family, but not a straight swap. IJA Chrome Yellow is more saturated than Dirty Yellow.

Can I use IJA Chrome Yellow instead of Dirty Yellow?

Only where an exact match doesn’t matter, such as a new unit or a highlight. Fair match (ΔE 10). IJA Chrome Yellow is more saturated than Dirty Yellow.

Can I use Dirty Yellow instead of IJA Chrome Yellow?

The same difference applies the other way round: Dirty Yellow is more muted.

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

Other Vallejo paints close to Dirty Yellow

Dirty Yellow vs Flat Yellow (70.953)Model Color · ΔE 6, close · closer than IJA Chrome Yellow
Dirty Yellow vs Yellow RLM04 (71.078)Model Air · ΔE 7, close · closer than IJA Chrome Yellow
Dirty Yellow vs Plague Brown (72.039)Game Color · ΔE 9, 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 Dirty Yellow
IJA Chrome Yellow vs Clear Yellow (AK11217)3rd Gen Standard · ΔE 9, close · closer than Dirty Yellow
IJA Chrome Yellow vs Luminous Orange (AK11082)3rd Gen Standard · ΔE 15, loose

All matches: Dirty Yellow equivalents · IJA Chrome Yellow equivalents