What is the difference between Warm Yellow and IJA Chrome Yellow?

ΔE 15 (loose). IJA Chrome Yellow is a little darker, warmer. Swatch colours are estimates.

Warm Yellow vs IJA Chrome Yellow

Warm Yellow

Brand: Pro Acryl
Range: Standard / Signature / AMP
Code: 072
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #f2b81c (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 15.3, loose: different enough that you should pick on purpose. IJA Chrome Yellow is a little darker, warmer than Warm Yellow.

Can I use IJA Chrome Yellow instead of Warm Yellow?

Not as a straight swap; see the closer alternatives below. Loose match (ΔE 15). IJA Chrome Yellow is a little darker, warmer than Warm Yellow.

Can I use Warm Yellow instead of IJA Chrome Yellow?

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

Other Vallejo paints close to Warm Yellow

Warm Yellow vs Flat Yellow (70.953)Model Color · ΔE 7, close · closer than IJA Chrome Yellow
Warm Yellow vs Plague Brown (72.039)Game Color · ΔE 9, close · closer than IJA Chrome Yellow
Warm Yellow vs Deep Yellow (70.915)Model Color · ΔE 10, fair · closer than IJA Chrome Yellow

Other Pro Acryl paints close to IJA Chrome Yellow

IJA Chrome Yellow vs Orange Yellow (AMP-007)Standard / Signature / AMP · ΔE 5, very close · closer than Warm Yellow
IJA Chrome Yellow vs Golden Brown (017)Standard / Signature / AMP · ΔE 14, fair · closer than Warm Yellow
IJA Chrome Yellow vs Arylide Yellow Deep (E021)Expert Acrylics · ΔE 16, loose

All matches: Warm Yellow equivalents · IJA Chrome Yellow equivalents