What is the difference between Beast Brown and Umberroot?

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

Beast Brown vs Umberroot

Beast Brown

Brand: AK Interactive
Range: Color Punch
Code: AK11278
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #723425 (estimate)

Umberroot

Brand: Army Painter
Range: John Blanche Vol. 1-4
Code: Vol. 4
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #5f2f25 (estimate)

How close are they?

ΔE 9.1, close: similar, with a visible difference side by side. Umberroot is a little darker, more muted than Beast Brown.

Can I use Umberroot instead of Beast Brown?

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

Can I use Beast Brown instead of Umberroot?

The same difference applies the other way round: Beast Brown 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 Beast Brown on the colour wheel See Umberroot on the colour wheel

Other Army Painter paints close to Beast Brown

Beast Brown vs Camo Brown (WP4040P)Warpaints Historical · ΔE 4, very close · closer than Umberroot
Beast Brown vs Husk BrownWarpaints Air · ΔE 7, close · closer than Umberroot
Beast Brown vs Chaotic RedWarpaints Air · ΔE 10, close

Other AK Interactive paints close to Umberroot

Umberroot vs Saddle Brown (AK11104)3rd Gen Intense · ΔE 4, very close · closer than Beast Brown
Umberroot vs Nº8 Earth Red (FS30117) (AK11338)3rd Gen AFV Series · ΔE 6, close · closer than Beast Brown
Umberroot vs Dark Shadow Flesh (AK11405)3rd Gen Figure Series · ΔE 6, close · closer than Beast Brown

All matches: Beast Brown equivalents · Umberroot equivalents