What is the difference between Meaty Ochre and Parasite Brown?

ΔE 13 (fair). Parasite Brown is more saturated, warmer. Swatch colours are estimates.

Meaty Ochre vs Parasite Brown

Meaty Ochre

Brand: Formula P3
Range: Formula P3
Code: 93138
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #b67721 (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 13.0, fair: the same colour family, but not a straight swap. Parasite Brown is more saturated, warmer than Meaty Ochre.

Can I use Parasite Brown instead of Meaty Ochre?

Only where an exact match doesn’t matter, such as a new unit or a highlight. Fair match (ΔE 13). Parasite Brown is more saturated, warmer than Meaty Ochre.

Can I use Meaty Ochre instead of Parasite Brown?

The same difference applies the other way round: Meaty Ochre is more muted, 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 Meaty Ochre on the colour wheel See Parasite Brown on the colour wheel

Other Vallejo paints close to Meaty Ochre

Meaty Ochre vs Leather Brown (72.040)Game Color · ΔE 5, very close · closer than Parasite Brown
Meaty Ochre vs Dark Flesh (70.927)Model Color · ΔE 7, close · closer than Parasite Brown
Meaty Ochre vs Yellow Ochre (71.033)Model Air · ΔE 9, close · closer than Parasite Brown

Other Formula P3 paints close to Parasite Brown

Parasite Brown vs Ember Orange (93023)Formula P3 · ΔE 10, close · closer than Meaty Ochre
Parasite Brown vs Khador Red Highlight (93022)Formula P3 · ΔE 12, fair · closer than Meaty Ochre
Parasite Brown vs Blood Tracker Brown (93030)Formula P3 · ΔE 16, loose

All matches: Meaty Ochre equivalents · Parasite Brown equivalents