What is the difference between Starship Sludge Bay and Burnt Umber?

ΔE 6 (close). Burnt Umber is more muted. Swatch colours are estimates.

Starship Sludge Bay vs Burnt Umber

Starship Sludge Bay

Brand: AMMO by Mig
Range: Oilbrusher
Code: A.MIG-3532
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #332a1e (estimate)

Burnt Umber

Brand: Vallejo
Range: Model Air
Code: 71.040
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #322825 (estimate)

How close are they?

ΔE 6.1, close: similar, with a visible difference side by side. Burnt Umber is more muted than Starship Sludge Bay.

Can I use Burnt Umber instead of Starship Sludge Bay?

Usually, if you are not matching paint already on the model. Close match (ΔE 6). Burnt Umber is more muted than Starship Sludge Bay.

Can I use Starship Sludge Bay instead of Burnt Umber?

The same difference applies the other way round: Starship Sludge Bay is 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 Starship Sludge Bay on the colour wheel See Burnt Umber on the colour wheel

Other Vallejo paints close to Starship Sludge Bay

Starship Sludge Bay vs Olive Brown (70.889)Model Color · ΔE 5, very close · closer than Burnt Umber
Starship Sludge Bay vs Extra Dark Green (70.896)Model Color · ΔE 7, close
Starship Sludge Bay vs Mahogany (71.036)Model Air · ΔE 8, close

Other AMMO by Mig paints close to Burnt Umber

Burnt Umber vs Dark Brown (AMMO.F-533)Acrylic Colors for Figures · ΔE 6, very close · closer than Starship Sludge Bay
Burnt Umber vs NATO Black (ATOM-20161)ATOM · ΔE 6, very close · closer than Starship Sludge Bay
Burnt Umber vs Black Brown (A.MIG-0653)Dio Drybrush · ΔE 6, close

All matches: Starship Sludge Bay equivalents · Burnt Umber equivalents