What is the difference between Burnt Umber and Burnt Umber?

ΔE 7 (close). Burnt Umber is a little darker, more muted, cooler. Swatch colours are estimates.

Burnt Umber vs Burnt Umber

Burnt Umber

Brand: AMMO by Mig
Range: IONIC Smart Colors
Code: IONIC-0161
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #4e3629 (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 7.1, close: similar, with a visible difference side by side. Burnt Umber is a little darker, more muted, cooler than Burnt Umber.

Can I use Burnt Umber instead of Burnt Umber?

Usually, if you are not matching paint already on the model. Close match (ΔE 7). Burnt Umber is a little darker, more muted, cooler than Burnt Umber.

Can I use Burnt Umber instead of Burnt Umber?

The same difference applies the other way round: Burnt Umber is a little lighter, 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 Umber on the colour wheel See Burnt Umber on the colour wheel

Other Vallejo paints close to Burnt Umber

Burnt Umber vs Flat Earth (70.983)Model Color · ΔE 5, very close · closer than Burnt Umber
Burnt Umber vs Leather Brown (70.871)Model Color · ΔE 6, very close · closer than Burnt Umber
Burnt Umber vs Medium Brown (70.826)Model Color · ΔE 7, close · closer than Burnt Umber

Other AMMO by Mig paints close to Burnt Umber

Burnt Umber vs Starship Sludge Bay (A.MIG-3532)Oilbrusher · ΔE 8, close
Burnt Umber vs NATO Brown (ATOM-20061)ATOM · ΔE 8, close
Burnt Umber vs Black Brown (IONIC-0160)IONIC Smart Colors · ΔE 8, close

All matches: Burnt Umber equivalents · Burnt Umber equivalents