Burnt Umber
Apple Barrel · Colors · 20512
#4A423F · L*28.7 a*2.8 b*3.1
The closest match to Apple Barrel Burnt Umber in every other range, nearest first.
Apple Barrel Burnt Umber is a dark grey. 4 ranges carry a near-perfect stand-in for it, the closest being FolkArt Real Brown at ΔE 0.6. 14 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
What is the closest equivalent to Apple Barrel Burnt Umber?
FolkArt Real Brown is the closest equivalent to Apple Barrel Burnt Umber in any other range, at ΔE 0.6 — an indistinguishable substitute. Next nearest: Vallejo Charred Brown (ΔE 1.0) and Mr. Paint RLM 81 Variant 2 (ΔE 1.3).
What is the Vallejo alternative to Apple Barrel Burnt Umber?
The nearest Vallejo paint is Charred Brown, ΔE 1.0 — a near-perfect substitute. The full Apple Barrel to Vallejo conversion chart lists the rest.
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Burnt Umber equivalent in FolkArt
- A Real Brown Acrylic Colors 231 ΔE 0.6 · indistinguishable
- B Burnt Umber Pure™ Artist Pigment 7244 ΔE 2.6 · very close
Burnt Umber equivalent in Vallejo
- A Charred Brown Game Air 72.745 ΔE 1.0 · near-perfect
- A Greasy Black Xpress Color 72.476 ΔE 1.2 · near-perfect
Burnt Umber equivalent in Mr. Paint
- A RLM 81 Variant 2 Mr Paint - Aqua Colors MRP-A074 ΔE 1.3 · near-perfect
- C RLM 61 Mr Paint - Aqua Colors MRP-A054 ΔE 3.6 · close
Burnt Umber equivalent in Golden
- A Raw Umber Fluid 2350 ΔE 1.6 · near-perfect
- B N2 Neutral Gray Heavy Body 1442 ΔE 3.0 · very close
Burnt Umber equivalent in Citadel
- B Tin Bitz Foundation (discontinued) ΔE 2.2 · very close
- B Charadon Granite Foundation (discontinued) ΔE 2.4 · very close
Burnt Umber equivalent in Foundry
- B Red Oxide Shade Paint System 102A ΔE 2.4 · very close
- B Charcoal Black Paint System 34B ΔE 2.7 · very close
Burnt Umber equivalent in Mr. Hobby
- B Ground Color Mr Color 522 ΔE 2.5 · very close
- C Oil Aqueous Hobby Color H342 ΔE 3.5 · close
Burnt Umber equivalent in Mission Models
- B Metallic Burnt Iron 1 MMM-001 ΔE 2.5 · very close
- D Cold Rolled Steel MMM-002 ΔE 6.1 · similar
Burnt Umber equivalent in AK Interactive
- B Clear Smoke Real Colors - Standard RC508 ΔE 2.9 · very close
- B Grey Brown Figures AK3005 ΔE 3.2 · very close
Burnt Umber equivalent in Reaper
- B Dungeon Grey Master Series Paints Bones 9466 ΔE 3.2 · very close
- C Stormy Grey Master Series Paints Core Colors 9088 ΔE 4.7 · close
Burnt Umber equivalent in Scale75
- B Thrash Metal Metal N Alchemy Range ΔE 3.2 · very close
- C Petroleum Gray Scale Color Range ΔE 3.8 · close
Burnt Umber equivalent in Tamiya
- B Metallic black Lacquer Paint LP-40 ΔE 3.4 · very close
- D Rubber black Spray TS-82 ΔE 6.1 · similar
Burnt Umber in the remaining ranges
These ranges have nothing close. The nearest they offer is listed anyway.
| Range | Nearest paint | Distance | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Italeri | #4F4239 | Flat Brown 383 Acrylic Paint | ΔE 3.8 |
| Warcolours | #494641 | Warm Grey 4 Layer paints | ΔE 3.8 |
| Duncan | #454344 | Oblivion Black Wash Wave 1 | ΔE 3.8 |
| Monument | #4B4945 | Matt Cexwish Brown Grey Pro Signature Series | ΔE 4.4 |
| P3 | #48453D | Greylord Privateer Press Formula P3 | ΔE 5.0 |
| Kimera Kolors | #54483C | Ground Brown Michal Pisarski Signature Set | ΔE 5.3 |
| Tom Color | #3D383C | Tire Black | ΔE 5.5 |
| Mig | #3D383C | Rubber & Tires Acrylics | ΔE 5.5 |
| The Army Painter | #4A4046 | Obsidian Skin Warpaints Fanatic | ΔE 5.7 |
| Acrilex | #52483B | Sépia Paints | ΔE 5.8 |
| Green Stuff World | #3B302E | Dark Umber Acrylic Colors | ΔE 6.0 |
| Arteza | #3B3A40 | Payne's Gray Acrylic Premium Paints | ΔE 6.8 |
| Liquitex | #343434 | Muted Grey Heavy Body Acrylix | ΔE 6.9 |
| Coat d'Arms | #3E373E | Dark Flesh Military Range | ΔE 6.9 |
| Humbrol | #323232 | White Matt Aerosol Sprays | ΔE 7.4 |
| Revell | #484B52 | Tank Grey Email Color - Matt | ΔE 8.0 |
| Creature | #484D51 | Dark Warm Grey Monument Pro Acryl | ΔE 8.5 |
| Turbo Dork | #5D6164 | Black Ice | ΔE 12.4 |
Nearest colours inside Apple Barrel
- D Dark Gray Gloss™ ΔE 6.2 · similar
- D Sandstone Colors ΔE 6.9 · similar
- D Chocolate Sprinkle Multi-Surface Satin Acrylic Paints ΔE 7.7 · similar
- D Pewter Grey Colors ΔE 8.1 · similar
- E Pavement Colors ΔE 10.4 · far
- E Chocolate Bar Colors ΔE 11.2 · far
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