What is the difference between Sepia and Canvas?

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

Sepia vs Canvas

Sepia

Brand: Pro Acryl
Range: Expert Acrylics
Code: E012
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #3a2616 (estimate)

Canvas

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

How close are they?

ΔE 9.0, close: similar, with a visible difference side by side. Canvas is a little lighter, cooler than Sepia.

Can I use Canvas instead of Sepia?

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

Can I use Sepia instead of Canvas?

The same difference applies the other way round: Sepia is a little darker, 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 Sepia on the colour wheel See Canvas on the colour wheel

Other Vallejo paints close to Sepia

Sepia vs Cam. Middle Brown (70.740)Model Color · ΔE 7, close · closer than Canvas
Sepia vs Burnt Umber (70.941)Model Color · ΔE 8, close · closer than Canvas
Sepia vs Olive Brown (70.889)Model Color · ΔE 9, close

Other Pro Acryl paints close to Canvas

Canvas vs Dark Green Brown (S25)Standard / Signature / AMP · ΔE 6, very close · closer than Sepia
Canvas vs Burnt Umber (E007)Expert Acrylics · ΔE 10, fair
Canvas vs Dark Umber (019)Standard / Signature / AMP · ΔE 13, fair

All matches: Sepia equivalents · Canvas equivalents