What is the difference between Burnt Umber and Canvas?

ΔE 10 (fair). Canvas is a little darker, cooler. Swatch colours are estimates.

Burnt Umber vs Canvas

Burnt Umber

Brand: AMMO by Mig
Range: IONIC Smart Colors
Code: IONIC-0161
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #4e3629 (estimate)

Canvas

Brand: Vallejo
Range: Model Color
Code: 70.763
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #3c341d (estimate)

How close are they?

ΔE 10.2, fair: the same colour family, but not a straight swap. Canvas is a little darker, cooler than Burnt Umber.

Can I use Canvas instead of Burnt Umber?

Only where an exact match doesn’t matter, such as a new unit or a highlight. Fair match (ΔE 10). Canvas is a little darker, cooler than Burnt Umber.

Can I use Burnt Umber instead of Canvas?

The same difference applies the other way round: Burnt Umber is a little lighter, 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 Canvas 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 Canvas
Burnt Umber vs Leather Brown (70.871)Model Color · ΔE 6, very close · closer than Canvas
Burnt Umber vs Medium Brown (70.826)Model Color · ΔE 7, close · closer than Canvas

Other AMMO by Mig paints close to Canvas

Canvas vs Dark Olive Drab (ATOM-20065)ATOM · ΔE 4, very close · closer than Burnt Umber
Canvas vs Starship Sludge Bay (A.MIG-3532)Oilbrusher · ΔE 8, close · closer than Burnt Umber
Canvas vs Matt Earth FS-34088 (AMMO.F-507)Acrylic Colors for Figures · ΔE 11, fair

All matches: Burnt Umber equivalents · Canvas equivalents