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

ΔE 10 (close). Burnt Sienna Umber is more muted, warmer. Swatch colours are estimates.

Rifle Brown vs Burnt Sienna Umber

Rifle Brown

Brand: Army Painter
Range: Warpaints Historical
Code: WP4031P
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #4d2c23 (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 9.5, close: similar, with a visible difference side by side. Burnt Sienna Umber is more muted, warmer than Rifle Brown.

Can I use Burnt Sienna Umber instead of Rifle Brown?

Usually, if you are not matching paint already on the model. Close match (ΔE 10). Burnt Sienna Umber is more muted, warmer than Rifle Brown.

Can I use Rifle Brown instead of Burnt Sienna Umber?

The same difference applies the other way round: Rifle Brown is more saturated, 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 Rifle Brown on the colour wheel See Burnt Sienna Umber on the colour wheel

Other Scale75 paints close to Rifle Brown

Rifle Brown vs Tindalos Red (SFG44)Fantasy & Games · ΔE 7, close · closer than Burnt Sienna Umber
Rifle Brown vs Burnt Skin (Artist)Scalecolor Artist · ΔE 7, close · closer than Burnt Sienna Umber
Rifle Brown vs Brown Leather (SC31)Scalecolor · ΔE 8, close · closer than Burnt Sienna Umber

Other Army Painter paints close to Burnt Sienna Umber

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

All matches: Rifle Brown equivalents · Burnt Sienna Umber equivalents