What is the difference between Daemonette Hide and Saddle Brown?

ΔE 14 (fair). Saddle Brown is a little lighter, warmer. Swatch colours are estimates.

Daemonette Hide vs Saddle Brown

Daemonette Hide

Brand: Citadel / Warhammer
Range: Colour: Base
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #6a5a6a (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 13.9, fair: the same colour family, but not a straight swap. Saddle Brown is a little lighter, warmer than Daemonette Hide.

Can I use Saddle Brown instead of Daemonette Hide?

Only where an exact match doesn’t matter, such as a new unit or a highlight. Fair match (ΔE 14). Saddle Brown is a little lighter, warmer than Daemonette Hide.

Can I use Daemonette Hide instead of Saddle Brown?

The same difference applies the other way round: Daemonette Hide is a little darker, cooler.

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 Daemonette Hide on the colour wheel See Saddle Brown on the colour wheel

Other Vallejo paints close to Daemonette Hide

Daemonette Hide vs Lavender Grey (70.774)Model Color · ΔE 10, close · closer than Saddle Brown
Daemonette Hide vs Basalt Grey (70.869)Model Color · ΔE 10, close · closer than Saddle Brown
Daemonette Hide vs London Grey (70.836)Model Color · ΔE 10, fair · closer than Saddle Brown

Other Citadel paints close to Saddle Brown

Saddle Brown vs Sylvaneth BarkColour: Dry · ΔE 13, fair · closer than Daemonette Hide
Saddle Brown vs Stormvermin FurColour: Layer · ΔE 15, loose
Saddle Brown vs Steel Legion DrabColour: Base · ΔE 15, loose

All matches: Daemonette Hide equivalents · Saddle Brown equivalents