What is the difference between Skavenblight Dinge and Burnt Umber?

ΔE 12 (fair). Burnt Umber is a little darker, warmer. Swatch colours are estimates.

Skavenblight Dinge vs Burnt Umber

Skavenblight Dinge

Brand: Citadel / Warhammer
Range: Colour: Layer
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #4a4438 (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 11.8, fair: the same colour family, but not a straight swap. Burnt Umber is a little darker, warmer than Skavenblight Dinge.

Can I use Burnt Umber instead of Skavenblight Dinge?

Only where an exact match doesn’t matter, such as a new unit or a highlight. Fair match (ΔE 12). Burnt Umber is a little darker, warmer than Skavenblight Dinge.

Can I use Skavenblight Dinge instead of Burnt Umber?

The same difference applies the other way round: Skavenblight Dinge 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 Skavenblight Dinge on the colour wheel See Burnt Umber on the colour wheel

Other Vallejo paints close to Skavenblight Dinge

Skavenblight Dinge vs German Tank Crew (70.759)Model Color · ΔE 3, very close · closer than Burnt Umber
Skavenblight Dinge vs US Olive Drab (71.043)Model Air · ΔE 3, very close · closer than Burnt Umber
Skavenblight Dinge vs Cam. Med. Brown (71.038)Model Air · ΔE 3, very close · closer than Burnt Umber

Other Citadel paints close to Burnt Umber

Burnt Umber vs Rhinox HideColour: Base · ΔE 7, close · closer than Skavenblight Dinge
Burnt Umber vs Dryad BarkColour: Base · ΔE 11, fair · closer than Skavenblight Dinge
Burnt Umber vs Steel Legion DrabColour: Base · ΔE 14, fair

All matches: Skavenblight Dinge equivalents · Burnt Umber equivalents