What is the difference between Half-Orc Highlight and Orange Brown?

ΔE 14 (fair). Orange Brown is more muted. Swatch colours are estimates.

Half-Orc Highlight vs Orange Brown

Half-Orc Highlight

Brand: Reaper
Range: Master Series Paints
Code: 09204
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #925c21 (estimate)

Orange Brown

Brand: Vallejo
Range: Model Color
Code: 70.981
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #a45d3c (estimate)

How close are they?

ΔE 13.8, fair: the same colour family, but not a straight swap. Orange Brown is more muted than Half-Orc Highlight.

Can I use Orange Brown instead of Half-Orc Highlight?

Only where an exact match doesn’t matter, such as a new unit or a highlight. Fair match (ΔE 14). Orange Brown is more muted than Half-Orc Highlight.

Can I use Half-Orc Highlight instead of Orange Brown?

The same difference applies the other way round: Half-Orc Highlight is more saturated.

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 Half-Orc Highlight on the colour wheel See Orange Brown on the colour wheel

Other Vallejo paints close to Half-Orc Highlight

Half-Orc Highlight vs Bronze Brown (72.036)Game Color · ΔE 6, very close · closer than Orange Brown
Half-Orc Highlight vs Wood (71.077)Model Air · ΔE 7, close · closer than Orange Brown
Half-Orc Highlight vs Earth (72.062)Game Color · ΔE 9, close · closer than Orange Brown

Other Reaper paints close to Orange Brown

Orange Brown vs Tanned Leather (09031)Master Series Paints · ΔE 13, fair · closer than Half-Orc Highlight
Orange Brown vs Oiled Leather (09110)Master Series Paints · ΔE 14, fair · closer than Half-Orc Highlight
Orange Brown vs Harvest Brown (09200)Master Series Paints · ΔE 14, fair

All matches: Half-Orc Highlight equivalents · Orange Brown equivalents