What is the difference between Pumpkin and Parasite Brown?

ΔE 21 (loose). Parasite Brown is a little darker, warmer. Swatch colours are estimates.

Pumpkin vs Parasite Brown

Pumpkin

Brand: Kimera Kolors
Range: Signature Series
Code: Signature
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #fc7f5b (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 21.3, loose: different enough that you should pick on purpose. Parasite Brown is a little darker, warmer than Pumpkin.

Can I use Parasite Brown instead of Pumpkin?

Not as a straight swap; see the closer alternatives below. Loose match (ΔE 21). Parasite Brown is a little darker, warmer than Pumpkin.

Can I use Pumpkin instead of Parasite Brown?

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

Other Vallejo paints close to Pumpkin

Pumpkin vs Medium Flesh (74.005)Fantasy-Pro · ΔE 2, very close · closer than Parasite Brown
Pumpkin vs Reddish Flesh (74.003)Fantasy-Pro · ΔE 16, loose · closer than Parasite Brown
Pumpkin vs Orange Rust (71.130)Model Air · ΔE 17, loose · 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 Pumpkin
Parasite Brown vs Mars Orange (Pure Pigments)Pure Pigments · ΔE 12, fair · closer than Pumpkin
Parasite Brown vs Dark Ochre (Pure Pigments)Pure Pigments · ΔE 16, loose · closer than Pumpkin

All matches: Pumpkin equivalents · Parasite Brown equivalents