What is the difference between Moldy Ochre and IJA Chrome Yellow?

ΔE 23 (loose). IJA Chrome Yellow is more saturated, warmer. Swatch colours are estimates.

Moldy Ochre vs IJA Chrome Yellow

Moldy Ochre

Brand: Formula P3
Range: Formula P3
Code: 93063
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #d6b127 (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 22.8, loose: different enough that you should pick on purpose. IJA Chrome Yellow is more saturated, warmer than Moldy Ochre.

Can I use IJA Chrome Yellow instead of Moldy Ochre?

Not as a straight swap; see the closer alternatives below. Loose match (ΔE 23). IJA Chrome Yellow is more saturated, warmer than Moldy Ochre.

Can I use Moldy Ochre instead of IJA Chrome Yellow?

The same difference applies the other way round: Moldy Ochre is more muted, cooler.

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 Moldy Ochre on the colour wheel See IJA Chrome Yellow on the colour wheel

Other Vallejo paints close to Moldy Ochre

Moldy Ochre vs Desert Yellow (72.063)Game Color · ΔE 6, very close · closer than IJA Chrome Yellow
Moldy Ochre vs Plague Brown (72.039)Game Color · ΔE 8, close · closer than IJA Chrome Yellow
Moldy Ochre vs Sand Yellow (70.916)Model Color · ΔE 8, close · closer than IJA Chrome Yellow

Other Formula P3 paints close to IJA Chrome Yellow

IJA Chrome Yellow vs Heartfire (93024)Formula P3 · ΔE 8, close · closer than Moldy Ochre
IJA Chrome Yellow vs Ember Orange (93023)Formula P3 · ΔE 18, loose · closer than Moldy Ochre
IJA Chrome Yellow vs Khador Red Highlight (93022)Formula P3 · ΔE 23, loose · closer than Moldy Ochre

All matches: Moldy Ochre equivalents · IJA Chrome Yellow equivalents