What is the difference between Dark Rust and Burnt Umber?

ΔE 7 (close). Burnt Umber is a little lighter, more muted, cooler. Swatch colours are estimates.

Dark Rust vs Burnt Umber

Dark Rust

Brand: Army Painter
Range: Warpaints Fanatic
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #3a2418 (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 6.7, close: similar, with a visible difference side by side. Burnt Umber is a little lighter, more muted, cooler than Dark Rust.

Can I use Burnt Umber instead of Dark Rust?

Usually, if you are not matching paint already on the model. Close match (ΔE 7). Burnt Umber is a little lighter, more muted, cooler than Dark Rust.

Can I use Dark Rust instead of Burnt Umber?

The same difference applies the other way round: Dark Rust is a little darker, 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 Dark Rust on the colour wheel See Burnt Umber on the colour wheel

Other Vallejo paints close to Dark Rust

Dark Rust vs Olive Brown (70.889)Model Color · ΔE 8, close
Dark Rust vs Cam. Middle Brown (70.740)Model Color · ΔE 9, close
Dark Rust vs Burnt Umber (71.040)Model Air · ΔE 10, close

Other Army Painter paints close to Burnt Umber

Burnt Umber vs Boot Brown (WP4025P)Warpaints Historical · ΔE 2, very close · closer than Dark Rust
Burnt Umber vs Oak BrownWarpaints Fanatic · ΔE 3, very close · closer than Dark Rust
Burnt Umber vs Oak BrownWarpaints Air · ΔE 3, very close · closer than Dark Rust

All matches: Dark Rust equivalents · Burnt Umber equivalents