What is the difference between Dead Flush and Saddle Brown?

ΔE 16 (loose). Saddle Brown is noticeably darker. Swatch colours are estimates.

Dead Flush vs Saddle Brown

Dead Flush

Brand: Green Stuff World
Range: Opaque Colors
Code: 4112
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #aa8986 (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 16.5, loose: different enough that you should pick on purpose. Saddle Brown is noticeably darker than Dead Flush.

Can I use Saddle Brown instead of Dead Flush?

Not as a straight swap; see the closer alternatives below. Loose match (ΔE 16). Saddle Brown is noticeably darker than Dead Flush.

Can I use Dead Flush instead of Saddle Brown?

The same difference applies the other way round: Dead Flush is noticeably lighter.

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 Dead Flush on the colour wheel See Saddle Brown on the colour wheel

Other Vallejo paints close to Dead Flush

Dead Flush vs US Desert Sand (71.140)Model Air · ΔE 8, close · closer than Saddle Brown
Dead Flush vs Sand (71.112)Model Air · ΔE 8, close · closer than Saddle Brown
Dead Flush vs Pale Brown (70.825)Model Color · ΔE 9, close · closer than Saddle Brown

Other Green Stuff World paints close to Saddle Brown

Saddle Brown vs Starship Grey (3235)Acrylic Colors · ΔE 9, close · closer than Dead Flush
Saddle Brown vs Granite Grey (4111)Opaque Colors · ΔE 12, fair · closer than Dead Flush
Saddle Brown vs Slate Grey (1838)Acrylic Colors · ΔE 14, fair · closer than Dead Flush

All matches: Dead Flush equivalents · Saddle Brown equivalents