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

ΔE 8 (close). IJA Chrome Yellow is a little lighter, more saturated. Swatch colours are estimates.

Saffron Sunset vs IJA Chrome Yellow

Saffron Sunset

Brand: Reaper
Range: Master Series Paints
Code: 09182
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #e89019 (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 8.0, close: similar, with a visible difference side by side. IJA Chrome Yellow is a little lighter, more saturated than Saffron Sunset.

Can I use IJA Chrome Yellow instead of Saffron Sunset?

Usually, if you are not matching paint already on the model. Close match (ΔE 8). IJA Chrome Yellow is a little lighter, more saturated than Saffron Sunset.

Can I use Saffron Sunset instead of IJA Chrome Yellow?

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

Other Vallejo paints close to Saffron Sunset

Saffron Sunset vs Yellow RLM04 (71.078)Model Air · ΔE 4, very close · closer than IJA Chrome Yellow
Saffron Sunset vs Golden Yellow (70.948)Model Color · ΔE 5, very close · closer than IJA Chrome Yellow
Saffron Sunset vs Scrofulous Brown (72.038)Game Color · ΔE 9, close

Other Reaper paints close to IJA Chrome Yellow

IJA Chrome Yellow vs Marigold Yellow (09007)Master Series Paints · ΔE 12, fair
IJA Chrome Yellow vs Sandy Yellow (09192)Master Series Paints · ΔE 26, loose
IJA Chrome Yellow vs Sandy Tan (09191)Master Series Paints · ΔE 29, loose

All matches: Saffron Sunset equivalents · IJA Chrome Yellow equivalents