What is the difference between Oxide Brown Dark and Burnt Umber?

ΔE 5 (very close). Burnt Umber is a little darker, warmer. Swatch colours are estimates.

Oxide Brown Dark vs Burnt Umber

Oxide Brown Dark

Brand: Kimera Kolors
Range: Pure Pigments
Code: Pure Pigments
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #4e322e (estimate)

Burnt Umber

Brand: Vallejo
Range: Model Color
Code: 70.941
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #412d28 (estimate)

How close are they?

ΔE 5.1, very close: most people won’t see a difference side by side. Burnt Umber is a little darker, warmer than Oxide Brown Dark.

Can I use Burnt Umber instead of Oxide Brown Dark?

Yes, for most jobs. Very close match (ΔE 5). Burnt Umber is a little darker, warmer than Oxide Brown Dark.

Can I use Oxide Brown Dark instead of Burnt Umber?

The same difference applies the other way round: Oxide Brown Dark is a little lighter, 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 Oxide Brown Dark on the colour wheel See Burnt Umber on the colour wheel

Other Vallejo paints close to Oxide Brown Dark

Oxide Brown Dark vs Chestnut Brown (70.746)Model Color · ΔE 4, very close · closer than Burnt Umber
Oxide Brown Dark vs German Red Brown (71.271)Model Air · ΔE 4, very close · closer than Burnt Umber
Oxide Brown Dark vs German Red Brown (70.605)Model Air · ΔE 5, very close · closer than Burnt Umber

Other Kimera Kolors paints close to Burnt Umber

Burnt Umber vs Violet (Pure Pigments)Pure Pigments · ΔE 3, very close · closer than Oxide Brown Dark
Burnt Umber vs Darkness (Signature)Signature Series · ΔE 9, close
Burnt Umber vs Deep Rusto (Signature)Signature Series · ΔE 10, fair

All matches: Oxide Brown Dark equivalents · Burnt Umber equivalents