What is the difference between Burnt Sienna and Bronze Brown?

ΔE 19 (loose). Bronze Brown is a little lighter, more muted, warmer. Swatch colours are estimates.

Burnt Sienna vs Bronze Brown

Burnt Sienna

Brand: Golden
Range: Heavy Body Acrylics
Code: PBr7
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #923621 (estimate)

Bronze Brown

Brand: Vallejo
Range: Game Color
Code: 72.036
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #8c511e (estimate)

How close are they?

ΔE 18.9, loose: different enough that you should pick on purpose. Bronze Brown is a little lighter, more muted, warmer than Burnt Sienna.

Can I use Bronze Brown instead of Burnt Sienna?

Not as a straight swap; see the closer alternatives below. Loose match (ΔE 19). Bronze Brown is a little lighter, more muted, warmer than Burnt Sienna.

Can I use Burnt Sienna instead of Bronze Brown?

The same difference applies the other way round: Burnt Sienna is a little darker, 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 Burnt Sienna on the colour wheel See Bronze Brown on the colour wheel

Other Vallejo paints close to Burnt Sienna

Burnt Sienna vs Dark Flesh Tone (72.044)Game Color · ΔE 5, very close · closer than Bronze Brown
Burnt Sienna vs Carmine Red (70.908)Model Color · ΔE 12, fair · closer than Bronze Brown
Burnt Sienna vs Red (71.269)Model Air · ΔE 12, fair · closer than Bronze Brown

Other Golden paints close to Bronze Brown

Bronze Brown vs Transparent Brown Iron OxideHeavy Body Acrylics · ΔE 12, fair · closer than Burnt Sienna
Bronze Brown vs Mars YellowHeavy Body Acrylics · ΔE 13, fair · closer than Burnt Sienna
Bronze Brown vs Red Oxide (PR101)Heavy Body Acrylics · ΔE 20, loose

All matches: Burnt Sienna equivalents · Bronze Brown equivalents