What is the difference between Flaming Forge Orange and Parasite Brown?

ΔE 9 (close). Parasite Brown is a little darker, more muted. Swatch colours are estimates.

Flaming Forge Orange vs Parasite Brown

Flaming Forge Orange

Brand: Two Thin Coats
Range: Brights
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #e7832f (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 9.1, close: similar, with a visible difference side by side. Parasite Brown is a little darker, more muted than Flaming Forge Orange.

Can I use Parasite Brown instead of Flaming Forge Orange?

Usually, if you are not matching paint already on the model. Close match (ΔE 9). Parasite Brown is a little darker, more muted than Flaming Forge Orange.

Can I use Flaming Forge Orange instead of Parasite Brown?

The same difference applies the other way round: Flaming Forge Orange is a little lighter, 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 Flaming Forge Orange on the colour wheel See Parasite Brown on the colour wheel

Other Vallejo paints close to Flaming Forge Orange

Flaming Forge Orange vs Sunny Skin Tone (70.845)Model Color · ΔE 4, very close · closer than Parasite Brown
Flaming Forge Orange vs Scrofulous Brown (72.038)Game Color · ΔE 7, close · closer than Parasite Brown
Flaming Forge Orange vs Yellow Ochre (71.033)Model Air · ΔE 11, fair

Other Two Thin Coats paints close to Parasite Brown

Parasite Brown vs Solar FlareBrights · ΔE 16, loose
Parasite Brown vs Orange FlareTriads: highlights · ΔE 16, loose
Parasite Brown vs Satyr BrownTriads: highlights · ΔE 19, loose

All matches: Flaming Forge Orange equivalents · Parasite Brown equivalents