What is the difference between Orange Flare and Parasite Brown?

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

Orange Flare vs Parasite Brown

Orange Flare

Brand: Two Thin Coats
Range: Triads: highlights
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #f17748 (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 16.0, loose: different enough that you should pick on purpose. Parasite Brown is a little darker, warmer than Orange Flare.

Can I use Parasite Brown instead of Orange Flare?

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

Can I use Orange Flare instead of Parasite Brown?

The same difference applies the other way round: Orange Flare 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 Orange Flare on the colour wheel See Parasite Brown on the colour wheel

Other Vallejo paints close to Orange Flare

Orange Flare vs Medium Flesh (74.005)Fantasy-Pro · ΔE 5, very close · closer than Parasite Brown
Orange Flare vs Sunset Orange (72.110)Game Color · ΔE 12, fair · closer than Parasite Brown
Orange Flare vs Orange Rust (71.130)Model Air · ΔE 14, fair · closer than Parasite Brown

Other Two Thin Coats paints close to Parasite Brown

Parasite Brown vs Flaming Forge OrangeBrights · ΔE 9, close · closer than Orange Flare
Parasite Brown vs Solar FlareBrights · ΔE 16, loose · closer than Orange Flare
Parasite Brown vs Satyr BrownTriads: highlights · ΔE 19, loose

All matches: Orange Flare equivalents · Parasite Brown equivalents