What is the difference between Life Vest Yellow and Chrome Yellow?

ΔE 10 (fair). Chrome Yellow is a little lighter. Swatch colours are estimates.

Life Vest Yellow vs Chrome Yellow

Life Vest Yellow

Brand: Army Painter
Range: Warpaints Historical
Code: WP4029P
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #fecb00 (estimate)

Chrome Yellow

Brand: Tamiya
Range: TS Spray
Code: TS-47
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #ffdd00 (estimate)

How close are they?

ΔE 10.4, fair: the same colour family, but not a straight swap. Chrome Yellow is a little lighter than Life Vest Yellow.

Can I use Chrome Yellow instead of Life Vest Yellow?

Only where an exact match doesn’t matter, such as a new unit or a highlight. Fair match (ΔE 10). Chrome Yellow is a little lighter than Life Vest Yellow.

Can I use Life Vest Yellow instead of Chrome Yellow?

The same difference applies the other way round: Life Vest Yellow is a little darker.

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 Life Vest Yellow on the colour wheel See Chrome Yellow on the colour wheel

Other Tamiya paints close to Life Vest Yellow

Life Vest Yellow vs Lemon Yellow (X-8)X Gloss Acrylic · ΔE 6, close · closer than Chrome Yellow
Life Vest Yellow vs Camel Yellow (PS-19)PS Spray (polycarbonate) · ΔE 8, close · closer than Chrome Yellow
Life Vest Yellow vs Flat Yellow (XF-3)XF Flat Acrylic · ΔE 10, fair

Other Army Painter paints close to Chrome Yellow

Chrome Yellow vs Sunpetal (Vol. 4)John Blanche Vol. 1-4 · ΔE 1, very close · closer than Life Vest Yellow
Chrome Yellow vs Daemonic YellowWarpaints Fanatic · ΔE 10, fair
Chrome Yellow vs Warped YellowWarpaints Fanatic · ΔE 12, fair

All matches: Life Vest Yellow equivalents · Chrome Yellow equivalents