What is the difference between Golden Brown and Parasite Brown?

ΔE 8 (close). Parasite Brown is warmer. Swatch colours are estimates.

Golden Brown vs Parasite Brown

Golden Brown

Brand: Kimera Kolors
Range: Signature Series
Code: Signature
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #c67512 (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 8.4, close: similar, with a visible difference side by side. Parasite Brown is warmer than Golden Brown.

Can I use Parasite Brown instead of Golden Brown?

Usually, if you are not matching paint already on the model. Close match (ΔE 8). Parasite Brown is warmer than Golden Brown.

Can I use Golden Brown instead of Parasite Brown?

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

Other Vallejo paints close to Golden Brown

Golden Brown vs Scrofulous Brown (72.038)Game Color · ΔE 6, close · closer than Parasite Brown
Golden Brown vs Yellow Ochre (71.033)Model Air · ΔE 7, close · closer than Parasite Brown
Golden Brown vs Leather Brown (72.040)Game Color · ΔE 10, close

Other Kimera Kolors paints close to Parasite Brown

Parasite Brown vs Mars Orange (Pure Pigments)Pure Pigments · ΔE 12, fair
Parasite Brown vs Dark Ochre (Pure Pigments)Pure Pigments · ΔE 16, loose
Parasite Brown vs Pumpkin (Signature)Signature Series · ΔE 21, loose

All matches: Golden Brown equivalents · Parasite Brown equivalents