Strong Tone vs Burnt Umber

Strong Tone

Brand
Army Painter
Range
Warpaints Fanatic
Type
a wash/shade
Swatch
#4a2a14 (estimate)

Burnt Umber

Brand
Golden
Range
High Flow
Code
8500
Type
an ink, glaze or transparent paint
Swatch
#5a3a2d (estimate)

How close are they?

ΔE 9.7, close: similar, with a visible difference side by side. Burnt Umber is a little lighter, more muted, cooler than Strong Tone. They are different kinds of paint: Army Painter Strong Tone is a wash/shade and Golden Burnt Umber is an ink, glaze or transparent paint, so they won’t behave the same on the model even where the colour is close.

Can I use Burnt Umber instead of Strong Tone?

Usually, if you are not matching paint already on the model. Close match (ΔE 10). Burnt Umber is a little lighter, more muted, cooler than Strong Tone. They are different kinds of paint.

Can I use Strong Tone instead of Burnt Umber?

The same difference applies the other way round: Strong Tone 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 Strong Tone on the colour wheel See Burnt Umber on the colour wheel

Other Golden paints close to Strong Tone

Other Army Painter paints close to Burnt Umber

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