What is the difference between Mocca Skin and Saddle Brown?

ΔE 10 (close). Saddle Brown is a little darker, cooler. Swatch colours are estimates.

Mocca Skin vs Saddle Brown

Mocca Skin

Brand: Army Painter
Range: Warpaints Fanatic
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #896b5a (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 9.5, close: similar, with a visible difference side by side. Saddle Brown is a little darker, cooler than Mocca Skin.

Can I use Saddle Brown instead of Mocca Skin?

Usually, if you are not matching paint already on the model. Close match (ΔE 10). Saddle Brown is a little darker, cooler than Mocca Skin.

Can I use Mocca Skin instead of Saddle Brown?

The same difference applies the other way round: Mocca Skin is a little lighter, 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 Mocca Skin on the colour wheel See Saddle Brown on the colour wheel

Other Vallejo paints close to Mocca Skin

Mocca Skin vs German Dark Yellow (70.604)Model Air · ΔE 5, very close · closer than Saddle Brown
Mocca Skin vs Tan Earth (70.874)Model Color · ΔE 5, very close · closer than Saddle Brown
Mocca Skin vs USAF Brown (71.125)Model Air · ΔE 5, very close · closer than Saddle Brown

Other Army Painter paints close to Saddle Brown

Saddle Brown vs Onyx SkinWarpaints Fanatic · ΔE 8, close · closer than Mocca Skin
Saddle Brown vs Carnelian SkinWarpaints Fanatic · ΔE 12, fair
Saddle Brown vs Chaotic RedWarpaints Legacy · ΔE 12, fair

All matches: Mocca Skin equivalents · Saddle Brown equivalents