What is the difference between Wood and Saddle Brown?

ΔE 6 (close). Saddle Brown is a little lighter, cooler. Swatch colours are estimates.

Wood vs Saddle Brown

Wood

Brand: AK Interactive
Range: AK Quick Gen
Code: AK17062
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #72524c (estimate)

Saddle Brown

Brand: Vallejo
Range: Model Color
Code: 70.940
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #805f5d (estimate)

How close are they?

ΔE 6.1, close: similar, with a visible difference side by side. Saddle Brown is a little lighter, cooler than Wood.

Can I use Saddle Brown instead of Wood?

Usually, if you are not matching paint already on the model. Close match (ΔE 6). Saddle Brown is a little lighter, cooler than Wood.

Can I use Wood instead of Saddle Brown?

The same difference applies the other way round: Wood is a little darker, warmer.

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 Wood on the colour wheel See Saddle Brown on the colour wheel

Other Vallejo paints close to Wood

Wood vs Mahogany Brown (70.846)Model Color · ΔE 4, very close · closer than Saddle Brown
Wood vs US Earth Red (71.293)Model Air · ΔE 5, very close · closer than Saddle Brown
Wood vs Rust (71.080)Model Air · ΔE 5, very close · closer than Saddle Brown

Other AK Interactive paints close to Saddle Brown

Saddle Brown vs Dark Flesh (AK17061)AK Quick Gen · ΔE 5, very close · closer than Wood
Saddle Brown vs IJA #31 Cha Kasshoku (Tea Colour) (AK11906)3rd Gen Air Series · ΔE 10, close
Saddle Brown vs Grey Shadow (AK17040)AK Quick Gen · ΔE 10, close

All matches: Wood equivalents · Saddle Brown equivalents