What is the difference between Umber Brown and Burnt Red?

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

Umber Brown vs Burnt Red

Umber Brown

Brand: AMMO by Mig
Range: ATOM
Code: ATOM-20055
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #7e3f3d (estimate)

Burnt Red

Brand: Vallejo
Range: Model Color
Code: 70.814
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #683339 (estimate)

How close are they?

ΔE 9.5, close: similar, with a visible difference side by side. Burnt Red is a little darker, more muted, cooler than Umber Brown.

Can I use Burnt Red instead of Umber Brown?

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

Can I use Umber Brown instead of Burnt Red?

The same difference applies the other way round: Umber Brown 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 Umber Brown on the colour wheel See Burnt Red on the colour wheel

Other Vallejo paints close to Umber Brown

Umber Brown vs Cavalry Brown (70.982)Model Color · ΔE 1, very close · closer than Burnt Red
Umber Brown vs Brown RLM26 (71.105)Model Air · ΔE 4, very close · closer than Burnt Red
Umber Brown vs Fire Red (71.084)Model Air · ΔE 7, close · closer than Burnt Red

Other AMMO by Mig paints close to Burnt Red

Burnt Red vs Braunviolett RLM 81 (ATOM-20059)ATOM · ΔE 6, close · closer than Umber Brown
Burnt Red vs Coffee Brown (ATOM-20060)ATOM · ΔE 7, close · closer than Umber Brown
Burnt Red vs Schokobraun RAL 8017 (ATOM-20062)ATOM · ΔE 8, close · closer than Umber Brown

All matches: Umber Brown equivalents · Burnt Red equivalents