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We purchased a pair of these guys by someone getting out of the hobby. Are they just standard Ocellaris Clownfish? (They both have this coloring).

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True Percula which is Ocellaris

Amphiprion percula and Amphiprion ocellaris are two different species.

Some folks do call occ a "false percula," however.

From here, the fuzzy pic looks more like occ to me, but I'm not 100 percent confident.
 
The two are often hybridized into “domestic” clownfish.

The distinction is generally trivial, but There are some subtle physical traits that can give further insights. The thickness of the black bars around the white. True typically having thicker bars and false thinner. Then true typically have 10 (sometimes 9) dorsal spines, and false have 11 (sometimes 10) dorsal spins.

https://www.ocellarisclownfish.com/difference-between-ocellaris-and-percula-clownfish/
 
True Percula which is Ocellaris
LFS normally use the common name Percula for A. ocellaris and True Percula for A. percula.
What the OP have are A. ocellaris. I am almost certain although it remotely possible that these fish are hybrid of the two. Certainly they are not full blood A. percula.
 

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