What is the difference between Golden Brown and IJA Chrome Yellow?

ΔE 15 (fair). IJA Chrome Yellow is a little lighter, more saturated. Swatch colours are estimates.

Golden Brown vs IJA Chrome Yellow

Golden Brown

Brand: Green Stuff World
Range: Opaque Colors
Code: 4121
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #cd8e17 (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 14.9, fair: the same colour family, but not a straight swap. IJA Chrome Yellow is a little lighter, more saturated than Golden Brown.

Can I use IJA Chrome Yellow instead of Golden Brown?

Only where an exact match doesn’t matter, such as a new unit or a highlight. Fair match (ΔE 15). IJA Chrome Yellow is a little lighter, more saturated than Golden Brown.

Can I use Golden Brown instead of IJA Chrome Yellow?

The same difference applies the other way round: Golden Brown is a little darker, 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 Golden Brown on the colour wheel See IJA Chrome Yellow on the colour wheel

Other Vallejo paints close to Golden Brown

Golden Brown vs Yellow RLM04 (71.078)Model Air · ΔE 8, close · closer than IJA Chrome Yellow
Golden Brown vs Leather Brown (72.040)Game Color · ΔE 9, close · closer than IJA Chrome Yellow
Golden Brown vs Yellow Ochre (71.033)Model Air · ΔE 10, fair · closer than IJA Chrome Yellow

Other Green Stuff World paints close to IJA Chrome Yellow

IJA Chrome Yellow vs Tiger Brown (3212)Acrylic Colors · ΔE 5, very close · closer than Golden Brown
IJA Chrome Yellow vs Go Mango (1782)Acrylic Colors · ΔE 6, close · closer than Golden Brown
IJA Chrome Yellow vs Arrakis Brown (3213)Acrylic Colors · ΔE 11, fair · closer than Golden Brown

All matches: Golden Brown equivalents · IJA Chrome Yellow equivalents