What is the difference between Royal Cloak and Burnt Umber?

ΔE 13 (fair). Burnt Umber is a little darker, warmer. Swatch colours are estimates.

Royal Cloak vs Burnt Umber

Royal Cloak

Brand: Two Thin Coats
Range: Triads: shadows
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #524149 (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 12.6, fair: the same colour family, but not a straight swap. Burnt Umber is a little darker, warmer than Royal Cloak.

Can I use Burnt Umber instead of Royal Cloak?

Only where an exact match doesn’t matter, such as a new unit or a highlight. Fair match (ΔE 13). Burnt Umber is a little darker, warmer than Royal Cloak.

Can I use Royal Cloak instead of Burnt Umber?

The same difference applies the other way round: Royal Cloak 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 Royal Cloak on the colour wheel See Burnt Umber on the colour wheel

Other Vallejo paints close to Royal Cloak

Royal Cloak vs Chocolate Brown (70.872)Model Color · ΔE 5, very close · closer than Burnt Umber
Royal Cloak vs Charcoal (72.155)Game Color · ΔE 6, close · closer than Burnt Umber
Royal Cloak vs Dark Sea Green (70.868)Model Color · ΔE 8, 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 Royal Cloak
Burnt Umber vs Cuirass LeatherTriads: shadows · ΔE 8, close · closer than Royal Cloak
Burnt Umber vs Doom Death BlackTriads: shadows · ΔE 11, fair · closer than Royal Cloak

All matches: Royal Cloak equivalents · Burnt Umber equivalents