What is the difference between Agent Orange and Parasite Brown?

ΔE 19 (loose). Parasite Brown is noticeably darker, warmer. Swatch colours are estimates.

Agent Orange vs Parasite Brown

Agent Orange

Brand: Bear Cavalry
Range: Bear Cavalry Paints
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #ff8155 (estimate)

Parasite Brown

Brand: Vallejo
Range: Game Color
Code: 72.042
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #cd7228 (estimate)

How close are they?

ΔE 19.4, loose: different enough that you should pick on purpose. Parasite Brown is noticeably darker, warmer than Agent Orange.

Can I use Parasite Brown instead of Agent Orange?

Not as a straight swap; see the closer alternatives below. Loose match (ΔE 19). Parasite Brown is noticeably darker, warmer than Agent Orange.

Can I use Agent Orange instead of Parasite Brown?

The same difference applies the other way round: Agent Orange is noticeably 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 Agent Orange on the colour wheel See Parasite Brown on the colour wheel

Other Vallejo paints close to Agent Orange

Agent Orange vs Medium Flesh (74.005)Fantasy-Pro · ΔE 3, very close · closer than Parasite Brown
Agent Orange vs Sunset Orange (72.110)Game Color · ΔE 14, fair · closer than Parasite Brown
Agent Orange vs Sunny Skin Tone (70.845)Model Color · ΔE 17, loose · closer than Parasite Brown

Other Bear Cavalry paints close to Parasite Brown

Parasite Brown vs Pyrrhic DawnBear Cavalry Paints · ΔE 16, loose · closer than Agent Orange
Parasite Brown vs Terracotta PieBear Cavalry Paints · ΔE 21, loose
Parasite Brown vs Sunburned SkinBear Cavalry Paints · ΔE 27, loose

All matches: Agent Orange equivalents · Parasite Brown equivalents