What is the difference between Onyx Skin and Saddle Brown?

ΔE 8 (close). Saddle Brown is a little lighter, cooler. Swatch colours are estimates.

Onyx Skin vs Saddle Brown

Onyx Skin

Brand: Army Painter
Range: Warpaints Fanatic
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #6c4f48 (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 7.8, close: similar, with a visible difference side by side. Saddle Brown is a little lighter, cooler than Onyx Skin.

Can I use Saddle Brown instead of Onyx Skin?

Usually, if you are not matching paint already on the model. Close match (ΔE 8). Saddle Brown is a little lighter, cooler than Onyx Skin.

Can I use Onyx Skin instead of Saddle Brown?

The same difference applies the other way round: Onyx Skin 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 Onyx Skin on the colour wheel See Saddle Brown on the colour wheel

Other Vallejo paints close to Onyx Skin

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

Other Army Painter paints close to Saddle Brown

Saddle Brown vs Mocca SkinWarpaints Fanatic · ΔE 10, close
Saddle Brown vs Carnelian SkinWarpaints Fanatic · ΔE 12, fair
Saddle Brown vs Chaotic RedWarpaints Legacy · ΔE 12, fair

All matches: Onyx Skin equivalents · Saddle Brown equivalents