What is the difference between Sunburned Skin and Parasite Brown?

ΔE 27 (loose). Parasite Brown is noticeably darker, much more saturated. Swatch colours are estimates.

Sunburned Skin vs Parasite Brown

Sunburned Skin

Brand: Bear Cavalry
Range: Bear Cavalry Paints
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #f8a97b (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 26.9, loose: different enough that you should pick on purpose. Parasite Brown is noticeably darker, much more saturated than Sunburned Skin.

Can I use Parasite Brown instead of Sunburned Skin?

Not as a straight swap; see the closer alternatives below. Loose match (ΔE 27). Parasite Brown is noticeably darker, much more saturated than Sunburned Skin.

Can I use Sunburned Skin instead of Parasite Brown?

The same difference applies the other way round: Sunburned Skin is noticeably lighter, much 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 Sunburned Skin on the colour wheel See Parasite Brown on the colour wheel

Other Vallejo paints close to Sunburned Skin

Sunburned Skin vs Skin Tone (71.076)Model Air · ΔE 7, close · closer than Parasite Brown
Sunburned Skin vs Basic Skin Tone (70.815)Model Color · ΔE 10, close · closer than Parasite Brown
Sunburned Skin vs Rosy Flesh (72.100)Game Color · ΔE 12, fair · closer than Parasite Brown

Other Bear Cavalry paints close to Parasite Brown

Parasite Brown vs Pyrrhic DawnBear Cavalry Paints · ΔE 16, loose · closer than Sunburned Skin
Parasite Brown vs Agent OrangeBear Cavalry Paints · ΔE 19, loose · closer than Sunburned Skin
Parasite Brown vs Terracotta PieBear Cavalry Paints · ΔE 21, loose · closer than Sunburned Skin

All matches: Sunburned Skin equivalents · Parasite Brown equivalents