What is the difference between Burnt Umber and Canvas?

ΔE 9 (close). Canvas is a little lighter, more saturated, cooler. Swatch colours are estimates.

Burnt Umber vs Canvas

Burnt Umber

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

Canvas

Brand: Vallejo
Range: Model Color
Code: 70.763
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #3c341d (estimate)

How close are they?

ΔE 9.1, close: similar, with a visible difference side by side. Canvas is a little lighter, more saturated, cooler than Burnt Umber.

Can I use Canvas instead of Burnt Umber?

Usually, if you are not matching paint already on the model. Close match (ΔE 9). Canvas is a little lighter, more saturated, cooler than Burnt Umber.

Can I use Burnt Umber instead of Canvas?

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 Canvas 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 Canvas
Burnt Umber vs Burnt Umber (70.941)Model Color · ΔE 5, very close · closer than Canvas
Burnt Umber vs Burnt Umber (71.040)Model Air · ΔE 5, very close · closer than Canvas

Other Golden paints close to Canvas

Canvas vs Van Dyke Brown Hue (PR101 / PBk7)Heavy Body Acrylics · ΔE 6, close · closer than Burnt Umber
Canvas vs Raw Umber (PBr7)Heavy Body Acrylics · ΔE 9, close
Canvas vs N2 Neutral GrayHeavy Body Acrylics · ΔE 12, fair

All matches: Burnt Umber equivalents · Canvas equivalents