What is the difference between Glowing Inferno and IJA Chrome Yellow?

ΔE 8 (close). IJA Chrome Yellow is more saturated. Swatch colours are estimates.

Glowing Inferno vs IJA Chrome Yellow

Glowing Inferno

Brand: Army Painter
Range: Warpaints Fanatic
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #f59829 (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 8.4, close: similar, with a visible difference side by side. IJA Chrome Yellow is more saturated than Glowing Inferno.

Can I use IJA Chrome Yellow instead of Glowing Inferno?

Usually, if you are not matching paint already on the model. Close match (ΔE 8). IJA Chrome Yellow is more saturated than Glowing Inferno.

Can I use Glowing Inferno instead of IJA Chrome Yellow?

The same difference applies the other way round: Glowing Inferno 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 Glowing Inferno on the colour wheel See IJA Chrome Yellow on the colour wheel

Other Vallejo paints close to Glowing Inferno

Glowing Inferno vs Golden Yellow (70.948)Model Color · ΔE 2, very close · closer than IJA Chrome Yellow
Glowing Inferno vs Yellow RLM04 (71.078)Model Air · ΔE 6, very close · closer than IJA Chrome Yellow
Glowing Inferno vs Sun Yellow (72.006)Game Color · ΔE 9, close

Other Army Painter paints close to IJA Chrome Yellow

IJA Chrome Yellow vs Fiendish YellowWarpaints Fanatic · ΔE 7, close · closer than Glowing Inferno
IJA Chrome Yellow vs Fire LizardWarpaints Legacy · ΔE 7, close · closer than Glowing Inferno
IJA Chrome Yellow vs Radiation GlowWarpaints Fanatic · ΔE 13, fair

All matches: Glowing Inferno equivalents · IJA Chrome Yellow equivalents