What is the difference between NATO Brown and Burnt Umber?

ΔE 8 (close). Burnt Umber is more muted, warmer. Swatch colours are estimates.

NATO Brown vs Burnt Umber

NATO Brown

Brand: AMMO by Mig
Range: ATOM
Code: ATOM-20061
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #432221 (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 7.9, close: similar, with a visible difference side by side. Burnt Umber is more muted, warmer than NATO Brown.

Can I use Burnt Umber instead of NATO Brown?

Usually, if you are not matching paint already on the model. Close match (ΔE 8). Burnt Umber is more muted, warmer than NATO Brown.

Can I use NATO Brown instead of Burnt Umber?

The same difference applies the other way round: NATO Brown is more saturated, cooler.

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

Other Vallejo paints close to NATO Brown

NATO Brown vs Black Red (70.859)Model Color · ΔE 5, very close · closer than Burnt Umber
NATO Brown vs Hull Red (70.985)Model Color · ΔE 7, close · closer than Burnt Umber
NATO Brown vs German Red Brown (70.605)Model Air · ΔE 8, close

Other AMMO by Mig paints close to Burnt Umber

Burnt Umber vs Burnt Umber (IONIC-0161)IONIC Smart Colors · ΔE 7, close · closer than NATO Brown
Burnt Umber vs Starship Sludge Bay (A.MIG-3532)Oilbrusher · ΔE 8, close · closer than NATO Brown
Burnt Umber vs Black Brown (IONIC-0160)IONIC Smart Colors · ΔE 8, close

All matches: NATO Brown equivalents · Burnt Umber equivalents