What is the difference between Burnt Sienna and Light Brown?

ΔE 15 (loose). Light Brown is a little lighter, more muted, warmer. Swatch colours are estimates.

Burnt Sienna vs Light Brown

Burnt Sienna

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

Light Brown

Brand: Vallejo
Range: Model Color
Code: 70.929
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #975534 (estimate)

How close are they?

ΔE 15.5, loose: different enough that you should pick on purpose. Light Brown is a little lighter, more muted, warmer than Burnt Sienna.

Can I use Light Brown instead of Burnt Sienna?

Not as a straight swap; see the closer alternatives below. Loose match (ΔE 15). Light Brown is a little lighter, more muted, warmer than Burnt Sienna.

Can I use Burnt Sienna instead of Light 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 Light 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 Light Brown
Burnt Sienna vs Carmine Red (70.908)Model Color · ΔE 12, fair · closer than Light Brown
Burnt Sienna vs Red (71.269)Model Air · ΔE 12, fair · closer than Light Brown

Other Golden paints close to Light Brown

Light Brown vs Mars YellowHeavy Body Acrylics · ΔE 11, fair · closer than Burnt Sienna
Light Brown vs Red Oxide (PR101)Heavy Body Acrylics · ΔE 15, loose · closer than Burnt Sienna
Light Brown vs Transparent Brown Iron OxideHeavy Body Acrylics · ΔE 18, loose

All matches: Burnt Sienna equivalents · Light Brown equivalents