Paint Equivalents

IJA Chrome Yellow

Vallejo · Model Air · 71.135

#F4A701 · L*74.1 a*18.3 b*77.7

The closest match to Vallejo IJA Chrome Yellow in every other range, nearest first.

Vallejo IJA Chrome Yellow is a light, vivid orange. 6 ranges carry a near-perfect stand-in for it, the closest being Mr. Hobby Yellow Fs13538 A at ΔE 0.4. 7 of the 30 other ranges have nothing within ΔE 5, so a substitution from those will read as a different colour.

What the ΔE numbers below mean, and how close a match has to be

This range carries the word Air, which on some labels means thinned for an airbrush and on others means colours for aircraft. The list below cannot read either. What Air means on a label, and when the Air pot is a different colour.

What is the closest equivalent to Vallejo IJA Chrome Yellow?

Mr. Hobby Yellow Fs13538 A is the closest equivalent to Vallejo IJA Chrome Yellow in any other range, at ΔE 0.4 — an indistinguishable substitute. Next nearest: AK Interactive RLM 04 (ΔE 0.6) and The Army Painter Firenewt Orange (ΔE 0.8).

What is the AK Interactive alternative to Vallejo IJA Chrome Yellow?

The nearest AK Interactive paint is RLM 04, ΔE 0.6 — an indistinguishable substitute. The full Vallejo to AK Interactive conversion chart lists the rest.

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IJA Chrome Yellow equivalent in Mr. Hobby

  1. A Yellow Fs13538 A Aqueous Hobby Color H329 ΔE 0.4 · indistinguishable
  2. A RLM04 Yellow Aqueous Hobby Color H413 ΔE 1.1 · near-perfect

Full Vallejo → Mr. Hobby conversion chart

IJA Chrome Yellow equivalent in AK Interactive

  1. A RLM 04 Air (3rd Gen) RC267 ΔE 0.6 · indistinguishable
  2. A RLM 04 Air AK2091 ΔE 1.3 · near-perfect

Full Vallejo → AK Interactive conversion chart

IJA Chrome Yellow equivalent in The Army Painter

  1. A Firenewt Orange D&D Nolzur's Marvelous Pigments ΔE 0.8 · indistinguishable
  2. B Phoenix Flames Warpaints WP1446 ΔE 2.8 · very close

Full Vallejo → The Army Painter conversion chart

IJA Chrome Yellow equivalent in Reaper

  1. A Saffron Sunset Master Series Paints Core Colors 9247 ΔE 1.2 · near-perfect
  2. B Lantern Yellow Master Series Paints Bones 9407 ΔE 2.2 · very close

Full Vallejo → Reaper conversion chart

IJA Chrome Yellow equivalent in Mr. Paint

  1. A Giallo Cromo Mr Paint MRP-310 ΔE 1.7 · near-perfect
  2. B Lemon Yellow FS13655 Mr Paint MRP-386 ΔE 2.3 · very close

Full Vallejo → Mr. Paint conversion chart

IJA Chrome Yellow equivalent in Apple Barrel

  1. A Sunbeam Multi-Surface Satin Acrylic Paints 21965E ΔE 1.9 · near-perfect
  2. B Golden Yellow Multi-Surface Satin Acrylic Paints 21966E ΔE 2.3 · very close

Full Vallejo → Apple Barrel conversion chart

IJA Chrome Yellow equivalent in Scale75

  1. B SS Camo Golden Brown Warfront Range ΔE 2.1 · very close
  2. C Rotten Pus Instant Colors Range ΔE 3.8 · close

Full Vallejo → Scale75 conversion chart

IJA Chrome Yellow equivalent in Duncan

  1. B Yellow Flame Wave 1 ΔE 2.3 · very close
  2. B Skulker Yellow Wave 1 ΔE 3.3 · very close

Full Vallejo → Duncan conversion chart

IJA Chrome Yellow equivalent in Golden

  1. B Permanent Yellow Deep SoFlat Matte Acrylic Colors 6525 ΔE 2.3 · very close
  2. B Transparent Yellow Iron Oxide Heavy Body 1386 ΔE 2.4 · very close

Full Vallejo → Golden conversion chart

IJA Chrome Yellow equivalent in Coat d'Arms

  1. B Golden Yellow Fantasy Range 159 ΔE 2.7 · very close
  2. E Dusky Yellow Fantasy Range 146 ΔE 10.3 · far

Full Vallejo → Coat d'Arms conversion chart

IJA Chrome Yellow equivalent in Revell

  1. B Yellow Email Color - Silk ΔE 2.9 · very close
  2. E Brass Email Color - Metallic ΔE 11.2 · far

Full Vallejo → Revell conversion chart

IJA Chrome Yellow equivalent in Warcolours

  1. B Yellow 5 Layer paints ΔE 3.0 · very close
  2. C Orange 2 Layer paints ΔE 4.7 · close

Full Vallejo → Warcolours conversion chart

IJA Chrome Yellow in the remaining ranges

These ranges have nothing close. The nearest they offer is listed anyway.

RangeNearest paintDistance
Green Stuff World #F4B11A Amber Orange Candy Ink Metallic ΔE 3.3
Tamiya #FFB300 Camel yellow Spray ΔE 3.3
Foundry #E99B05 Butter Fudge Light Paint System ΔE 3.5
Kimera Kolors #E6A91D Warm Yellow Pure Pigments ΔE 3.7
Tom Color #F4B215 FS 13655 ΔE 3.7
Humbrol #F9B400 Insignia Yellow Acrylics - Matt ΔE 4.0
P3 #F4AF46 Heartfire Privateer Press Formula P3 ΔE 4.3
Acrilex #FBB147 Melao Paints ΔE 4.7
Citadel #FBB81C Averland Sunset Air ΔE 4.8
FolkArt #DD9E2A Medium Yellow Pure™ Artist Pigment ΔE 4.8
Liquitex #DEA301 Cadmium-free Yellow Medium Heavy Body Acrylix ΔE 4.8
Italeri #EAB124 Gold Acrylic Paint ΔE 5.1
Mission Models #E4AE44 New Construction Yellow (1990 to present) ΔE 5.7
Creature #E2AB06 Yellow Monument Pro Acryl Transparent ΔE 5.7
Mig #E5910B Light Rust Acrylics ΔE 6.8
Turbo Dork #F4BC64 Gold Rush ΔE 8.0
Arteza #E4B463 Gold Acrylic Pearl Paints ΔE 8.6
Monument #DDA55B Flameon Bright Yellow Ochre Pro Signature Series ΔE 8.7

Nearest colours inside Vallejo

  1. A Transparent Yellow Model Color ΔE 1.3 · near-perfect
  2. A Moon Yellow Game Air ΔE 1.4 · near-perfect
  3. A Sun Yellow Game Color ΔE 1.8 · near-perfect
  4. B Yellow Mecha Color ΔE 2.3 · very close
  5. B Medium Yellow Model Air ΔE 2.6 · very close
  6. B Yellow Game Color ΔE 2.7 · very close

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