What is the difference between Bootstrap Brown and Burnt Sienna Umber?

ΔE 6 (close). Burnt Sienna Umber is a little darker, warmer. Swatch colours are estimates.

Bootstrap Brown vs Burnt Sienna Umber

Bootstrap Brown

Brand: Army Painter
Range: Warpaints Fanatic
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #4c332c (estimate)

Burnt Sienna Umber

Brand: Scale75
Range: Scalecolor Artist
Code: Artist
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #3b2b23 (estimate)

How close are they?

ΔE 6.4, close: similar, with a visible difference side by side. Burnt Sienna Umber is a little darker, warmer than Bootstrap Brown.

Can I use Burnt Sienna Umber instead of Bootstrap Brown?

Usually, if you are not matching paint already on the model. Close match (ΔE 6). Burnt Sienna Umber is a little darker, warmer than Bootstrap Brown.

Can I use Bootstrap Brown instead of Burnt Sienna Umber?

The same difference applies the other way round: Bootstrap Brown is a little lighter, 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 Bootstrap Brown on the colour wheel See Burnt Sienna Umber on the colour wheel

Other Scale75 paints close to Bootstrap Brown

Bootstrap Brown vs Burnt Skin (Artist)Scalecolor Artist · ΔE 3, very close · closer than Burnt Sienna Umber
Bootstrap Brown vs Arbuckles Brown (SFG34)Fantasy & Games · ΔE 7, close
Bootstrap Brown vs Earth Green (Artist)Scalecolor Artist · ΔE 7, close

Other Army Painter paints close to Burnt Sienna Umber

Burnt Sienna Umber vs Boot Brown (WP4025P)Warpaints Historical · ΔE 3, very close · closer than Bootstrap Brown
Burnt Sienna Umber vs Oak BrownWarpaints Fanatic · ΔE 3, very close · closer than Bootstrap Brown
Burnt Sienna Umber vs Oak BrownWarpaints Air · ΔE 4, very close · closer than Bootstrap Brown

All matches: Bootstrap Brown equivalents · Burnt Sienna Umber equivalents