Skrag Brown vs Burnt Sienna

Skrag Brown

Brand
Citadel / Warhammer
Range
Colour: Layer
Type
an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch
#a8501a (estimate)

Burnt Sienna

Brand
Golden
Range
High Flow
Code
8523
Type
an ink, glaze or transparent paint
Swatch
#a54323 (estimate)

How close are they?

ΔE 9.7, close: similar, with a visible difference side by side. Burnt Sienna is cooler than Skrag Brown. They are different kinds of paint: Citadel Skrag Brown is an opaque base/layer paint and Golden Burnt Sienna 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 Sienna instead of Skrag Brown?

Usually, if you are not matching paint already on the model. Close match (ΔE 10). Burnt Sienna is cooler than Skrag Brown. They are different kinds of paint.

Can I use Skrag Brown instead of Burnt Sienna?

The same difference applies the other way round: Skrag Brown is 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 Skrag Brown on the colour wheel See Burnt Sienna on the colour wheel

Other Golden paints close to Skrag Brown

Other Citadel paints close to Burnt Sienna

All matches: Skrag Brown equivalents · Burnt Sienna equivalents

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