What is the difference between Dirt Spatter and Burnt Umber?

ΔE 10 (close). Burnt Umber is a little darker, warmer. Swatch colours are estimates.

Dirt Spatter vs Burnt Umber

Dirt Spatter

Brand: Army Painter
Range: Warpaints Legacy
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #513930 (estimate)

Burnt Umber

Brand: Golden
Range: Heavy Body Acrylics
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #372a20 (estimate)

How close are they?

ΔE 9.6, close: similar, with a visible difference side by side. Burnt Umber is a little darker, warmer than Dirt Spatter.

Can I use Burnt Umber instead of Dirt Spatter?

Usually, if you are not matching paint already on the model. Close match (ΔE 10). Burnt Umber is a little darker, warmer than Dirt Spatter.

Can I use Dirt Spatter instead of Burnt Umber?

The same difference applies the other way round: Dirt Spatter 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 Dirt Spatter on the colour wheel See Burnt Umber on the colour wheel

Other Golden paints close to Dirt Spatter

Dirt Spatter vs Van Dyke Brown Hue (PR101 / PBk7)Heavy Body Acrylics · ΔE 11, fair
Dirt Spatter vs N2 Neutral GrayHeavy Body Acrylics · ΔE 12, fair
Dirt Spatter vs Burnt Umber Light (PBr7)Heavy Body Acrylics · ΔE 12, fair

Other Army Painter paints close to Burnt Umber

Burnt Umber vs Boot Brown (WP4025P)Warpaints Historical · ΔE 4, very close · closer than Dirt Spatter
Burnt Umber vs Oak BrownWarpaints Fanatic · ΔE 5, very close · closer than Dirt Spatter
Burnt Umber vs Banshee Brown (Vol. 1)John Blanche Vol. 1-4 · ΔE 5, very close · closer than Dirt Spatter

All matches: Dirt Spatter equivalents · Burnt Umber equivalents