What is the difference between Dark Ochre and Parasite Brown?

ΔE 16 (loose). Parasite Brown is a little darker, more muted, warmer. Swatch colours are estimates.

Dark Ochre vs Parasite Brown

Dark Ochre

Brand: Kimera Kolors
Range: Pure Pigments
Code: Pure Pigments
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #e28d1c (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 16.5, loose: different enough that you should pick on purpose. Parasite Brown is a little darker, more muted, warmer than Dark Ochre.

Can I use Parasite Brown instead of Dark Ochre?

Not as a straight swap; see the closer alternatives below. Loose match (ΔE 16). Parasite Brown is a little darker, more muted, warmer than Dark Ochre.

Can I use Dark Ochre instead of Parasite Brown?

The same difference applies the other way round: Dark Ochre is a little lighter, more saturated, 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 Dark Ochre on the colour wheel See Parasite Brown on the colour wheel

Other Vallejo paints close to Dark Ochre

Dark Ochre vs Yellow RLM04 (71.078)Model Air · ΔE 4, very close · closer than Parasite Brown
Dark Ochre vs Golden Yellow (70.948)Model Color · ΔE 7, close · closer than Parasite Brown
Dark Ochre vs Scrofulous Brown (72.038)Game Color · ΔE 7, close · closer than Parasite Brown

Other Kimera Kolors paints close to Parasite Brown

Parasite Brown vs Golden Brown (Signature)Signature Series · ΔE 8, close · closer than Dark Ochre
Parasite Brown vs Mars Orange (Pure Pigments)Pure Pigments · ΔE 12, fair · closer than Dark Ochre
Parasite Brown vs Pumpkin (Signature)Signature Series · ΔE 21, loose

All matches: Dark Ochre equivalents · Parasite Brown equivalents