What is the difference between Barrel Grey and Burnt Umber?

ΔE 7 (close). Burnt Umber is a little lighter. Swatch colours are estimates.

Barrel Grey vs Burnt Umber

Barrel Grey

Brand: Green Stuff World
Range: Acrylic Colors
Code: 1882
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #231c15 (estimate)

Burnt Umber

Brand: Vallejo
Range: Model Air
Code: 71.040
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #322825 (estimate)

How close are they?

ΔE 7.0, close: similar, with a visible difference side by side. Burnt Umber is a little lighter than Barrel Grey.

Can I use Burnt Umber instead of Barrel Grey?

Usually, if you are not matching paint already on the model. Close match (ΔE 7). Burnt Umber is a little lighter than Barrel Grey.

Can I use Barrel Grey instead of Burnt Umber?

The same difference applies the other way round: Barrel Grey is a little darker.

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 Barrel Grey on the colour wheel See Burnt Umber on the colour wheel

Other Vallejo paints close to Barrel Grey

Barrel Grey vs Black Grey (70.862)Model Color · ΔE 4, very close · closer than Burnt Umber
Barrel Grey vs Olive Brown (70.889)Model Color · ΔE 6, close · closer than Burnt Umber
Barrel Grey vs Extra Dark Green (70.896)Model Color · ΔE 7, close · closer than Burnt Umber

Other Green Stuff World paints close to Burnt Umber

Burnt Umber vs Ranger Green (3234)Acrylic Colors · ΔE 6, close · closer than Barrel Grey
Burnt Umber vs Blackroot Grey (3233)Acrylic Colors · ΔE 8, close
Burnt Umber vs Overlord Olive (1853)Acrylic Colors · ΔE 14, fair

All matches: Barrel Grey equivalents · Burnt Umber equivalents