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Make a free guideLooking for a Burnt Umber equivalent? Below are the closest cross-brand color matches to Burnt Umber (AK Interactive Artist Dense Acrylic) in Vallejo Model Color, AK Interactive 3rd Gen, Army Painter Warpaints, Citadel Colour, Reaper MSP, Vallejo Weathering Effects, Vallejo Model Wash, Vallejo Game Color, Army Painter Fanatic, Army Painter Speedpaint, Scale75 Scalecolor, AK Interactive Diorama Series, Army Painter Quickshade, Monument Pro Acryl, Vallejo Hobby Spray, Vallejo Diorama FX, Vallejo Xpress Color, Army Painter Colour Primer, Vallejo Metal Color, Vallejo Game Color Effects, ranked by CIE76 deltaE color distance. Use them as substitutes, or generate a painting guide from the paints you actually own and let PaintGuide handle the matching and mixing for you.
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Shade & highlight partners
Suggested shadow and highlight colors for Burnt Umber, picked from the full catalog by color science — not paints you own. Shadows stay richer when they lean cool; pure black just flattens them. Highlights read best warmer and a touch softer than the base; pure white bleaches them out.
- Shade 2Dark Prussian BlueAK Interactive 3rd GenGreat match
- Shade 1Dark ShadowReaper MSPGreat match
- BaseBurnt UmberAK Interactive Artist Dense Acrylic
- Highlight 1Bootstrap BrownArmy Painter FanaticGreat match
- Highlight 2Warplock BronzeCitadel ColourGreat match
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Make a free guide with your paintsMatches are computed by converting each paint's color to CIELAB and measuring CIE76 deltaE distance. A “great match” (deltaE < 3) is very close to the eye; a “close match” is a usable substitute. Finish, opacity, and coverage still differ between brands, so test on primer when it matters.