What is the difference between Zimmerit and Canvas?

ΔE 7 (close). Canvas is a little lighter, cooler. Swatch colours are estimates.

Zimmerit vs Canvas

Zimmerit

Brand: AMMO by Mig
Range: ATOM
Code: ATOM-20144
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #9d8b71 (estimate)

Canvas

Brand: Army Painter
Range: Warpaints Historical
Code: WP4033P
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #ab9d80 (estimate)

How close are they?

ΔE 6.8, close: similar, with a visible difference side by side. Canvas is a little lighter, cooler than Zimmerit.

Can I use Canvas instead of Zimmerit?

Usually, if you are not matching paint already on the model. Close match (ΔE 7). Canvas is a little lighter, cooler than Zimmerit.

Can I use Zimmerit instead of Canvas?

The same difference applies the other way round: Zimmerit is a little darker, 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 Zimmerit on the colour wheel See Canvas on the colour wheel

Other Army Painter paints close to Zimmerit

Zimmerit vs Light Battle Dress (WP4051P)Warpaints Historical · ΔE 3, very close · closer than Canvas
Zimmerit vs Dusty SkullWarpaints Fanatic · ΔE 4, very close · closer than Canvas
Zimmerit vs Tomb King TanWarpaints Fanatic · ΔE 7, close · closer than Canvas

Other AMMO by Mig paints close to Canvas

Canvas vs Dusty Earth (A.MIG-3523)Oilbrusher · ΔE 3, very close · closer than Zimmerit
Canvas vs Splinter Grey (AMMO.F-536)Acrylic Colors for Figures · ΔE 4, very close · closer than Zimmerit
Canvas vs Nakajima Interior Green (ATOM-20139)ATOM · ΔE 5, very close · closer than Zimmerit

All matches: Zimmerit equivalents · Canvas equivalents