What is the difference between Burnt Umber and Cam. Middle Brown?

ΔE 8 (close). Cam. Middle Brown is a little lighter, more saturated, cooler. Swatch colours are estimates.

Burnt Umber vs Cam. Middle Brown

Burnt Umber

Brand: Golden
Range: Heavy Body Acrylics
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #372a20 (estimate)

Cam. Middle Brown

Brand: Vallejo
Range: Model Color
Code: 70.740
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #41341f (estimate)

How close are they?

ΔE 8.1, close: similar, with a visible difference side by side. Cam. Middle Brown is a little lighter, more saturated, cooler than Burnt Umber.

Can I use Cam. Middle Brown instead of Burnt Umber?

Usually, if you are not matching paint already on the model. Close match (ΔE 8). Cam. Middle Brown is a little lighter, more saturated, cooler than Burnt Umber.

Can I use Burnt Umber instead of Cam. Middle Brown?

The same difference applies the other way round: Burnt Umber is a little darker, more muted, 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 Burnt Umber on the colour wheel See Cam. Middle Brown on the colour wheel

Other Vallejo paints close to Burnt Umber

Burnt Umber vs Olive Brown (70.889)Model Color · ΔE 4, very close · closer than Cam. Middle Brown
Burnt Umber vs Burnt Umber (70.941)Model Color · ΔE 5, very close · closer than Cam. Middle Brown
Burnt Umber vs Burnt Umber (71.040)Model Air · ΔE 5, very close · closer than Cam. Middle Brown

Other Golden paints close to Cam. Middle Brown

Cam. Middle Brown vs Van Dyke Brown Hue (PR101 / PBk7)Heavy Body Acrylics · ΔE 5, very close · closer than Burnt Umber
Cam. Middle Brown vs Raw Umber (PBr7)Heavy Body Acrylics · ΔE 10, fair
Cam. Middle Brown vs N2 Neutral GrayHeavy Body Acrylics · ΔE 12, fair

All matches: Burnt Umber equivalents · Cam. Middle Brown equivalents