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

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

Dark Ochre vs IJA Chrome Yellow

Dark Ochre

Brand: Kimera Kolors
Range: Pure Pigments
Code: Pure Pigments
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #e28d1c (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 10.2, fair: the same colour family, but not a straight swap. IJA Chrome Yellow is a little lighter, more saturated than Dark Ochre.

Can I use IJA Chrome Yellow instead of Dark Ochre?

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

Can I use Dark Ochre instead of IJA Chrome Yellow?

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

Other Vallejo paints close to Dark Ochre

Dark Ochre vs Yellow RLM04 (71.078)Model Air · ΔE 4, very close · closer than IJA Chrome Yellow
Dark Ochre vs Golden Yellow (70.948)Model Color · ΔE 7, close · closer than IJA Chrome Yellow
Dark Ochre vs Scrofulous Brown (72.038)Game Color · ΔE 7, close · closer than IJA Chrome Yellow

Other Kimera Kolors paints close to IJA Chrome Yellow

IJA Chrome Yellow vs Diarylide Yellow (Pure Pigments)Pure Pigments · ΔE 4, very close · closer than Dark Ochre
IJA Chrome Yellow vs Warm Yellow (Pure Pigments)Pure Pigments · ΔE 9, close · closer than Dark Ochre
IJA Chrome Yellow vs Yellow Oxide (Pure Pigments)Pure Pigments · ΔE 9, close · closer than Dark Ochre

All matches: Dark Ochre equivalents · IJA Chrome Yellow equivalents