What is the difference between Clear Orange and IJA Chrome Yellow?

ΔE 16 (loose). IJA Chrome Yellow is a little lighter, cooler. Swatch colours are estimates.

Clear Orange vs IJA Chrome Yellow

Clear Orange

Brand: Tamiya
Range: TS Spray
Code: TS-73
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #f68620 (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 16.5, loose: different enough that you should pick on purpose. IJA Chrome Yellow is a little lighter, cooler than Clear Orange.

Can I use IJA Chrome Yellow instead of Clear Orange?

Not as a straight swap; see the closer alternatives below. Loose match (ΔE 16). IJA Chrome Yellow is a little lighter, cooler than Clear Orange.

Can I use Clear Orange instead of IJA Chrome Yellow?

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

Other Vallejo paints close to Clear Orange

Clear Orange vs Sun Yellow (72.006)Game Color · ΔE 3, very close · closer than IJA Chrome Yellow
Clear Orange vs Scrofulous Brown (72.038)Game Color · ΔE 11, fair · closer than IJA Chrome Yellow
Clear Orange vs Golden Yellow (70.948)Model Color · ΔE 11, 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 Clear Orange
IJA Chrome Yellow vs Camel Yellow (TS-34)TS Spray · ΔE 12, fair · closer than Clear Orange
IJA Chrome Yellow vs Pure Orange (PS-62)PS Spray (polycarbonate) · ΔE 13, fair · closer than Clear Orange

All matches: Clear Orange equivalents · IJA Chrome Yellow equivalents