What is the difference between Averland Sunset and IJA Chrome Yellow?

ΔE 7 (close). Swatch colours are estimates.

Averland Sunset vs IJA Chrome Yellow

Averland Sunset

Brand: Citadel / Warhammer
Range: Colour: Base
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #f0a81c (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 6.8, close: similar, with a visible difference side by side. Our swatches for the two are almost the same.

Can I use IJA Chrome Yellow instead of Averland Sunset?

Usually, if you are not matching paint already on the model. Close match (ΔE 7). The swatches are almost the same.

Can I use Averland Sunset instead of IJA Chrome Yellow?

The same difference applies the other way round.

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 Averland Sunset on the colour wheel See IJA Chrome Yellow on the colour wheel

Other Vallejo paints close to Averland Sunset

Averland Sunset vs Flat Yellow (70.953)Model Color · ΔE 5, very close · closer than IJA Chrome Yellow
Averland Sunset vs Medium Yellow (71.002)Model Air · ΔE 6, very close · closer than IJA Chrome Yellow
Averland Sunset vs Plague Brown (72.039)Game Color · ΔE 9, close

Other Citadel paints close to IJA Chrome Yellow

IJA Chrome Yellow vs Averland SunsetColour: Air · ΔE 7, close
IJA Chrome Yellow vs Fire Dragon BrightColour: Layer · ΔE 15, loose
IJA Chrome Yellow vs Ryza RustColour: Dry · ΔE 15, loose

All matches: Averland Sunset equivalents · IJA Chrome Yellow equivalents