What is the difference between Satchel Brown and Velvet Red?

ΔE 17 (loose). Velvet Red is more saturated, cooler. Swatch colours are estimates.

Satchel Brown vs Velvet Red

Satchel Brown

Brand: Army Painter
Range: Speedpaint 2.0
Type: a one-coat contrast-style paint
Swatch: #5a3224 (estimate)

Velvet Red

Brand: Vallejo
Range: Xpress Color
Code: 72.407
Type: a one-coat contrast-style paint
Swatch: #68222c (estimate)

How close are they?

ΔE 16.8, loose: different enough that you should pick on purpose. Velvet Red is more saturated, cooler than Satchel Brown.

Can I use Velvet Red instead of Satchel Brown?

Not as a straight swap; see the closer alternatives below. Loose match (ΔE 17). Velvet Red is more saturated, cooler than Satchel Brown.

Can I use Satchel Brown instead of Velvet Red?

The same difference applies the other way round: Satchel Brown is more muted, 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 Satchel Brown on the colour wheel See Velvet Red on the colour wheel

Other Vallejo paints close to Satchel Brown

Satchel Brown vs Tanned Skin (72.471)Xpress Color · ΔE 6, very close · closer than Velvet Red
Satchel Brown vs Dwarf Skin (72.402)Xpress Color · ΔE 8, close · closer than Velvet Red
Satchel Brown vs Wasteland Brown (72.420)Xpress Color · ΔE 8, close · closer than Velvet Red

Other Army Painter paints close to Velvet Red

Velvet Red vs Dusk RedSpeedpaint 2.0 · ΔE 10, fair · closer than Satchel Brown
Velvet Red vs Murder SceneSpeedpaint 2.0 · ΔE 10, fair · closer than Satchel Brown
Velvet Red vs Burnished RedSpeedpaint 2.0 · ΔE 15, fair · closer than Satchel Brown

All matches: Satchel Brown equivalents · Velvet Red equivalents