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

ΔE 12 (fair). IJA Chrome Yellow is a little darker, warmer. Swatch colours are estimates.

Camel Yellow vs IJA Chrome Yellow

Camel Yellow

Brand: Tamiya
Range: TS Spray
Code: TS-34
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #fab613 (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 12.3, fair: the same colour family, but not a straight swap. IJA Chrome Yellow is a little darker, warmer than Camel Yellow.

Can I use IJA Chrome Yellow instead of Camel Yellow?

Only where an exact match doesn’t matter, such as a new unit or a highlight. Fair match (ΔE 12). IJA Chrome Yellow is a little darker, warmer than Camel Yellow.

Can I use Camel Yellow instead of IJA Chrome Yellow?

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

Other Vallejo paints close to Camel Yellow

Camel Yellow vs Flat Yellow (70.953)Model Color · ΔE 8, close · closer than IJA Chrome Yellow
Camel Yellow vs Medium Yellow (71.002)Model Air · ΔE 8, close · closer than IJA Chrome Yellow
Camel Yellow vs Plague Brown (72.039)Game Color · ΔE 12, fair · closer than IJA Chrome Yellow

Other Tamiya paints close to IJA Chrome Yellow

IJA Chrome Yellow vs Pure Orange (TS-98)TS Spray · ΔE 10, fair · closer than Camel Yellow
IJA Chrome Yellow vs Pure Orange (PS-62)PS Spray (polycarbonate) · ΔE 13, fair
IJA Chrome Yellow vs Clear Orange (TS-73)TS Spray · ΔE 16, loose

All matches: Camel Yellow equivalents · IJA Chrome Yellow equivalents