What is the difference between Sandy Tan and IJA Chrome Yellow?

ΔE 29 (loose). IJA Chrome Yellow is a little lighter, much more saturated. Swatch colours are estimates.

Sandy Tan vs IJA Chrome Yellow

Sandy Tan

Brand: Reaper
Range: Master Series Paints
Code: 09191
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #c89745 (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 29.1, loose: different enough that you should pick on purpose. IJA Chrome Yellow is a little lighter, much more saturated than Sandy Tan.

Can I use IJA Chrome Yellow instead of Sandy Tan?

Not as a straight swap; see the closer alternatives below. Loose match (ΔE 29). IJA Chrome Yellow is a little lighter, much more saturated than Sandy Tan.

Can I use Sandy Tan instead of IJA Chrome Yellow?

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

Other Vallejo paints close to Sandy Tan

Sandy Tan vs US Interior Yellow (71.107)Model Air · ΔE 6, close · closer than IJA Chrome Yellow
Sandy Tan vs Dark Flesh (70.927)Model Color · ΔE 9, close · closer than IJA Chrome Yellow
Sandy Tan vs Yellow Ochre (70.913)Model Color · ΔE 9, close · closer than IJA Chrome Yellow

Other Reaper paints close to IJA Chrome Yellow

IJA Chrome Yellow vs Saffron Sunset (09182)Master Series Paints · ΔE 8, close · closer than Sandy Tan
IJA Chrome Yellow vs Marigold Yellow (09007)Master Series Paints · ΔE 12, fair · closer than Sandy Tan
IJA Chrome Yellow vs Sandy Yellow (09192)Master Series Paints · ΔE 26, loose · closer than Sandy Tan

All matches: Sandy Tan equivalents · IJA Chrome Yellow equivalents