Paint Equivalents

Burnt Umber (Ink (3rd Gen))

AK Interactive · Ink (3rd Gen) · AK11229

#1D1405 · L*7.0 a*2.0 b*8.4

The closest match to AK Interactive Burnt Umber (Ink (3rd Gen)) in every other range, nearest first.

AK Interactive Burnt Umber is a very dark, muted orange. Nothing matches it exactly. The nearest is Tom Color Leather Suit Base at ΔE 2.2 — very close. 24 of the 30 other ranges have nothing within ΔE 5, so a substitution from those will read as a different colour.

What the ΔE numbers below mean, and how close a match has to be

This is a wash, shade or ink range, and the list below ranks it on colour alone — which for a paint meant to be thinned into a recess is the least reliable thing about it. How to read these matches, and how to choose a wash substitute.

What is the closest equivalent to AK Interactive Burnt Umber (Ink (3rd Gen))?

Tom Color Leather Suit Base is the closest equivalent to AK Interactive Burnt Umber (Ink (3rd Gen)) in any other range, at ΔE 2.2 — a very close substitute. Next nearest: The Army Painter Strong Tone (ΔE 3.1) and Reaper Muddy Soil (ΔE 4.0).

What is the Vallejo alternative to AK Interactive Burnt Umber (Ink (3rd Gen))?

The nearest Vallejo paint is Black Grey, ΔE 6.7 — similar, close enough to stand in only where the colour is not the point. The full AK Interactive to Vallejo conversion chart lists the rest.

Shop AK Interactive Burnt Umber Shop Tom Color Leather Suit Base

Burnt Umber (Ink (3rd Gen)) equivalent in Tom Color

  1. B Leather Suit Base TC-0227 ΔE 2.2 · very close
  2. B Leather Suit Shadow TC-0309 ΔE 2.2 · very close

Full AK Interactive → Tom Color conversion chart

Burnt Umber (Ink (3rd Gen)) equivalent in The Army Painter

  1. B Strong Tone Warpaints Fanatic Wash ΔE 3.1 · very close
  2. D Grim Black Speedpaint Set 2.0 ΔE 5.7 · similar

Full AK Interactive → The Army Painter conversion chart

Burnt Umber (Ink (3rd Gen)) equivalent in Reaper

  1. C Muddy Soil Master Series Paints Core Colors 9244 ΔE 4.0 · close
  2. C Ebony Flesh Master Series Paints Bones 9440 ΔE 4.1 · close

Full AK Interactive → Reaper conversion chart

Burnt Umber (Ink (3rd Gen)) equivalent in Mr. Paint

  1. C 6k Russian Brown Mr Paint - Aqua Colors MRP-A036 ΔE 4.0 · close
  2. D 6k Russian Brown Mr Paint MRP-275 ΔE 5.1 · similar

Full AK Interactive → Mr. Paint conversion chart

Burnt Umber (Ink (3rd Gen)) equivalent in Acrilex

  1. C Preto Paints 520 ΔE 4.8 · close
  2. E Rústico Paints 896 ΔE 12.5 · far

Full AK Interactive → Acrilex conversion chart

Burnt Umber (Ink (3rd Gen)) equivalent in Apple Barrel

  1. C Melted Chocolate Colors 20258 ΔE 5.0 · close
  2. D Camouflage Colors 21344 ΔE 6.9 · similar

Full AK Interactive → Apple Barrel conversion chart

Burnt Umber (Ink (3rd Gen)) equivalent in Mig

  1. D Tracks Wash Washes AMIG1002 ΔE 5.1 · similar
  2. D Dark Wash Washes AMIG1008 ΔE 5.1 · similar

Full AK Interactive → Mig conversion chart

Burnt Umber (Ink (3rd Gen)) equivalent in Humbrol

  1. D Black Acrylics - Satin 85 ΔE 5.1 · similar
  2. D Dark Green Aerosol Sprays - Satin S163 ΔE 6.9 · similar

Full AK Interactive → Humbrol conversion chart

Burnt Umber (Ink (3rd Gen)) equivalent in Green Stuff World

  1. D Barrel Grey Acrylic Colors ΔE 5.5 · similar
  2. D Bestial Brown Acrylic Colors ΔE 7.1 · similar

Full AK Interactive → Green Stuff World conversion chart

Burnt Umber (Ink (3rd Gen)) equivalent in Golden

  1. D Carbon Black Fluid 2040 ΔE 5.5 · similar
  2. D Vandyke Brown Hue Heavy Body 1462 ΔE 6.8 · similar

Full AK Interactive → Golden conversion chart

Burnt Umber (Ink (3rd Gen)) equivalent in FolkArt

  1. D Coffee Bean Acrylic Colors 940 ΔE 5.6 · similar
  2. D Burnt Umber Acrylic Colors 462 ΔE 5.9 · similar

Full AK Interactive → FolkArt conversion chart

Burnt Umber (Ink (3rd Gen)) equivalent in Liquitex

  1. D Transparent Burnt Umber Heavy Body Acrylix 130 ΔE 6.3 · similar
  2. D Van Dyke Red Heavy Body Acrylix 392 ΔE 9.4 · similar

Full AK Interactive → Liquitex conversion chart

Burnt Umber in the remaining ranges

These ranges have nothing close. The nearest they offer is listed anyway.

RangeNearest paintDistance
P3 #30281F Immortal Black Privateer Press Formula P3 ΔE 6.3
Scale75 #1B1A18 Black Ink Artist Range ΔE 6.3
Tamiya #2E1F09 Deep green Acrylics Mini Flat ΔE 6.4
Creature #120B0A Brown Monument Pro Acryl Transparent ΔE 6.5
Warcolours #1E1D1B Warm Grey 5 Layer paints ΔE 6.6
Vallejo #2E2722 Black Grey Model Color ΔE 6.7
Arteza #2E201B Vandyke Brown Acrylic Premium Paints ΔE 7.0
Mr. Hobby #1F1E1D RLM66 Black Gray A Aqueous Hobby Color ΔE 7.1
Monument #131212 AdeptiCon Spray-Team Satin Black Pro Acrylic Primer ΔE 7.3
Citadel #171314 Corvus Black Air ΔE 7.3
Foundry #191919 Blackened Barrel Paint System ΔE 7.5
Coat d'Arms #000000 Black Military Range ΔE 8.5
Italeri #000000 Black Acrylic Paint ΔE 8.5
Mission Models #000000 Black ΔE 8.5
Revell #141519 Black Email Color - Silk ΔE 10.0
Kimera Kolors #2D2A2D Carbon Black Pure Pigments ΔE 11.0
Duncan #3C3936 Doom Death Black Wave 1 ΔE 12.5
Turbo Dork #5D6164 Black Ice ΔE 26.4

Nearest colours inside AK Interactive

  1. B Grim Brown Standard (3rd Gen) ΔE 2.9 · very close
  2. C Black 6rp Real Colors - AFV ΔE 3.9 · close
  3. C Brown Black Figures (3rd Gen) ΔE 4.3 · close
  4. C Carbon Black Ink (3rd Gen) ΔE 4.6 · close
  5. C Black Uniform Base Figures ΔE 4.6 · close
  6. C Gun Metal Real Colors - Standard ΔE 4.8 · close

Choosing between these: how to pick a substitute that survives the model · what a colour value cannot tell you about a pot