In the pot, Burnt Umber reads as a warm brown, dark and moderate. No shortage of substitutes here, Waffen Red Brown from AK Interactive matches at 90 percent and 4 brands carry a strong same-finish near-match. It builds a smooth gradient with Red Oxide underneath and Black on the highlights, all in the Monument Pro Acryl line. In practice you can substitute across brands here without anyone noticing at arm's length.
Burnt Umber equivalents, brand by brand
3 of the 11 brands with a mapped match get genuinely close to Monument Pro Acryl Burnt Umber, though none is a clone. Brand by brand, the nearest colors are:
- Closest AK Interactive equivalent: AK Interactive Waffen Red Brown, close, with a hint of drift side by side (delta E 2.1).
- Nearest in the Humbrol catalog: Humbrol Service Brown, a near match with visible drift up close (delta E 2.4).
- Best Citadel option: Citadel Catachan Flesh, close, with a hint of drift side by side (delta E 2.5).
- From Scale75: Scale75 Brown Black Pudding, workable at tabletop distance, not up close (delta E 4.1).
- The Two Thin Coats pick: Two Thin Coats Druid Flesh, a usable stand-in rather than a twin (delta E 4.2).
- Nearest in the Vallejo catalog: Vallejo Burnt Umber, workable at tabletop distance, not up close (delta E 4.3).
The drift here is spread thinly across hue, lightness and saturation rather than leaning one way, so the mismatch reads as a general haze at delta E 2.1 rather than an obvious shift.
How to read the score
90+Close
80sUsable
<70Mix
AK Interactive
Humbrol
Citadel
Scale75
Two Thin Coats
Vallejo
The Army Painter
Tamiya
Revell
Green Stuff World
P3 Paints
About this color
Color profile
Highlight and shade ladder
Pairs well with
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Found in 4 other brands with a same-finish match.
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Frequently asked
What is the closest equivalent to Monument Pro Acryl Burnt Umber?
The closest same-finish match is AK Interactive Waffen Red Brown at 90% color similarity.
Is there a Citadel equivalent of Burnt Umber?
Yes. The closest Citadel option is Catachan Flesh at 88%, a same-finish match.
What color is Burnt Umber?
Burnt Umber is a dark moderate brown with a warm undertone (hex #4B3128).