What is the difference between Burnt Brown and Burnt Umber?

ΔE 9 (close). Burnt Umber is a little lighter, more muted, cooler. Swatch colours are estimates.

Burnt Brown vs Burnt Umber

Burnt Brown

Brand: AMMO by Mig
Range: ATOM
Code: ATOM-20056
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #372113 (estimate)

Burnt Umber

Brand: Vallejo
Range: Model Color
Code: 70.941
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #412d28 (estimate)

How close are they?

ΔE 8.8, close: similar, with a visible difference side by side. Burnt Umber is a little lighter, more muted, cooler than Burnt Brown.

Can I use Burnt Umber instead of Burnt Brown?

Usually, if you are not matching paint already on the model. Close match (ΔE 9). Burnt Umber is a little lighter, more muted, cooler than Burnt Brown.

Can I use Burnt Brown instead of Burnt Umber?

The same difference applies the other way round: Burnt Brown is a little darker, more saturated, warmer.

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 Burnt Brown on the colour wheel See Burnt Umber on the colour wheel

Other Vallejo paints close to Burnt Brown

Burnt Brown vs Olive Brown (70.889)Model Color · ΔE 9, close
Burnt Brown vs Cam. Middle Brown (70.740)Model Color · ΔE 10, close
Burnt Brown vs Burnt Umber (71.040)Model Air · ΔE 11, fair

Other AMMO by Mig paints close to Burnt Umber

Burnt Umber vs Burnt Umber (IONIC-0161)IONIC Smart Colors · ΔE 7, close · closer than Burnt Brown
Burnt Umber vs Starship Sludge Bay (A.MIG-3532)Oilbrusher · ΔE 8, close · closer than Burnt Brown
Burnt Umber vs NATO Brown (ATOM-20061)ATOM · ΔE 8, close · closer than Burnt Brown

All matches: Burnt Brown equivalents · Burnt Umber equivalents