What is the difference between Cinder Brown and Burnt Umber?

ΔE 7 (close). Burnt Umber is a little darker, more muted. Swatch colours are estimates.

Cinder Brown vs Burnt Umber

Cinder Brown

Brand: Reaper
Range: Master Series Paints
Code: 09178
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #412c2f (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 7.3, close: similar, with a visible difference side by side. Burnt Umber is a little darker, more muted than Cinder Brown.

Can I use Burnt Umber instead of Cinder Brown?

Usually, if you are not matching paint already on the model. Close match (ΔE 7). Burnt Umber is a little darker, more muted than Cinder Brown.

Can I use Cinder Brown instead of Burnt Umber?

The same difference applies the other way round: Cinder Brown is a little lighter, more saturated.

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 Cinder Brown on the colour wheel See Burnt Umber on the colour wheel

Other Vallejo paints close to Cinder Brown

Cinder Brown vs Hull Red (71.039)Model Air · ΔE 5, very close · closer than Burnt Umber
Cinder Brown vs Burnt Umber (70.941)Model Color · ΔE 5, very close · closer than Burnt Umber
Cinder Brown vs Black Red (70.859)Model Color · ΔE 6, very close · closer than Burnt Umber

Other Reaper paints close to Burnt Umber

Burnt Umber vs Brown Liner (09064)Master Series Paints · ΔE 3, very close · closer than Cinder Brown
Burnt Umber vs Dark Shadow (09040)Master Series Paints · ΔE 4, very close · closer than Cinder Brown
Burnt Umber vs Mahogany Brown (09070)Master Series Paints · ΔE 5, very close · closer than Cinder Brown

All matches: Cinder Brown equivalents · Burnt Umber equivalents