Intense Yellow vs IJA Chrome Yellow

Intense Yellow

Brand
Scale75
Range
Scalecolor Artist
Code
Artist
Type
an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch
#fec101 (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 18.9, loose: different enough that you should pick on purpose. IJA Chrome Yellow is a little darker, more muted, warmer than Intense Yellow.

Can I use IJA Chrome Yellow instead of Intense Yellow?

Not as a straight swap; see the closer alternatives below. Loose match (ΔE 19). IJA Chrome Yellow is a little darker, more muted, warmer than Intense Yellow.

Can I use Intense Yellow instead of IJA Chrome Yellow?

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

Other Vallejo paints close to Intense Yellow

Other Scale75 paints close to IJA Chrome Yellow

All matches: Intense Yellow equivalents · IJA Chrome Yellow equivalents

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