What is the difference between Doom Death Black and Burnt Umber?

ΔE 11 (fair). Burnt Umber is more saturated. Swatch colours are estimates.

Doom Death Black vs Burnt Umber

Doom Death Black

Brand: Two Thin Coats
Range: Triads: shadows
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #373737 (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 11.1, fair: the same colour family, but not a straight swap. Burnt Umber is more saturated than Doom Death Black.

Can I use Burnt Umber instead of Doom Death Black?

Only where an exact match doesn’t matter, such as a new unit or a highlight. Fair match (ΔE 11). Burnt Umber is more saturated than Doom Death Black.

Can I use Doom Death Black instead of Burnt Umber?

The same difference applies the other way round: Doom Death Black is more muted.

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 Doom Death Black on the colour wheel See Burnt Umber on the colour wheel

Other Vallejo paints close to Doom Death Black

Doom Death Black vs Grey Green (70.866)Model Color · ΔE 2, very close · closer than Burnt Umber
Doom Death Black vs 6K Russian Brown (71.282)Model Air · ΔE 3, very close · closer than Burnt Umber
Doom Death Black vs UK Bronze Green (70.607)Model Air · ΔE 3, very close · closer than Burnt Umber

Other Two Thin Coats paints close to Burnt Umber

Burnt Umber vs Scabbard BrownTriads: shadows · ΔE 6, very close · closer than Doom Death Black
Burnt Umber vs Cuirass LeatherTriads: shadows · ΔE 8, close · closer than Doom Death Black
Burnt Umber vs Royal CloakTriads: shadows · ΔE 13, fair

All matches: Doom Death Black equivalents · Burnt Umber equivalents