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

ΔE 10 (fair). IJA Chrome Yellow is a little darker, more saturated. Swatch colours are estimates.

Yellow Flame vs IJA Chrome Yellow

Yellow Flame

Brand: Two Thin Coats
Range: Triads: highlights
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #fcaf3c (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 10.2, fair: the same colour family, but not a straight swap. IJA Chrome Yellow is a little darker, more saturated than Yellow Flame.

Can I use IJA Chrome Yellow instead of Yellow Flame?

Only where an exact match doesn’t matter, such as a new unit or a highlight. Fair match (ΔE 10). IJA Chrome Yellow is a little darker, more saturated than Yellow Flame.

Can I use Yellow Flame instead of IJA Chrome Yellow?

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

Other Vallejo paints close to Yellow Flame

Yellow Flame vs Flat Yellow (70.953)Model Color · ΔE 7, close · closer than IJA Chrome Yellow
Yellow Flame vs Golden Yellow (70.948)Model Color · ΔE 9, close · closer than IJA Chrome Yellow
Yellow Flame vs Yellow RLM04 (71.078)Model Air · ΔE 9, close · closer than IJA Chrome Yellow

Other Two Thin Coats paints close to IJA Chrome Yellow

IJA Chrome Yellow vs Skulker YellowTriads: midtones · ΔE 4, very close · closer than Yellow Flame
IJA Chrome Yellow vs Solar FlareBrights · ΔE 18, loose
IJA Chrome Yellow vs Manticore OchreTriads: midtones · ΔE 19, loose

All matches: Yellow Flame equivalents · IJA Chrome Yellow equivalents