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

ΔE 19 (loose). IJA Chrome Yellow is noticeably lighter, more saturated, cooler. Swatch colours are estimates.

Yellow Ochre vs IJA Chrome Yellow

Yellow Ochre

Brand: Scale75
Range: Scalecolor Artist
Code: Artist
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #cb7712 (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 19.4, loose: different enough that you should pick on purpose. IJA Chrome Yellow is noticeably lighter, more saturated, cooler than Yellow Ochre.

Can I use IJA Chrome Yellow instead of Yellow Ochre?

Not as a straight swap; see the closer alternatives below. Loose match (ΔE 19). IJA Chrome Yellow is noticeably lighter, more saturated, cooler than Yellow Ochre.

Can I use Yellow Ochre instead of IJA Chrome Yellow?

The same difference applies the other way round: Yellow Ochre is noticeably darker, more muted, warmer.

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 Yellow Ochre on the colour wheel See IJA Chrome Yellow on the colour wheel

Other Vallejo paints close to Yellow Ochre

Yellow Ochre vs Scrofulous Brown (72.038)Game Color · ΔE 4, very close · closer than IJA Chrome Yellow
Yellow Ochre vs Yellow Ochre (71.033)Model Air · ΔE 8, close · closer than IJA Chrome Yellow
Yellow Ochre vs Parasite Brown (72.042)Game Color · ΔE 9, close · closer than IJA Chrome Yellow

Other Scale75 paints close to IJA Chrome Yellow

IJA Chrome Yellow vs Naples Yellow (Artist)Scalecolor Artist · ΔE 7, close · closer than Yellow Ochre
IJA Chrome Yellow vs Intense Yellow (Artist)Scalecolor Artist · ΔE 19, loose · closer than Yellow Ochre
IJA Chrome Yellow vs Peanut Butter (SFG39)Fantasy & Games · ΔE 26, loose

All matches: Yellow Ochre equivalents · IJA Chrome Yellow equivalents