What is the difference between Black Skintone and Saddle Brown?

ΔE 17 (loose). Saddle Brown is noticeably lighter, more muted, warmer. Swatch colours are estimates.

Black Skintone vs Saddle Brown

Black Skintone

Brand: Kimera Kolors
Range: Signature Series
Code: Signature
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #5d363d (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 17.2, loose: different enough that you should pick on purpose. Saddle Brown is noticeably lighter, more muted, warmer than Black Skintone.

Can I use Saddle Brown instead of Black Skintone?

Not as a straight swap; see the closer alternatives below. Loose match (ΔE 17). Saddle Brown is noticeably lighter, more muted, warmer than Black Skintone.

Can I use Black Skintone instead of Saddle Brown?

The same difference applies the other way round: Black Skintone is noticeably darker, more saturated, 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 Black Skintone on the colour wheel See Saddle Brown on the colour wheel

Other Vallejo paints close to Black Skintone

Black Skintone vs German Red Brown (70.605)Model Air · ΔE 4, very close · closer than Saddle Brown
Black Skintone vs Hull Red (70.985)Model Color · ΔE 5, very close · closer than Saddle Brown
Black Skintone vs Frozen Flesh (74.010)Fantasy-Pro · ΔE 6, very close · closer than Saddle Brown

Other Kimera Kolors paints close to Saddle Brown

Saddle Brown vs Ground Brown (Signature)Signature Series · ΔE 5, very close · closer than Black Skintone
Saddle Brown vs Undead Skintone (Signature)Signature Series · ΔE 11, fair · closer than Black Skintone
Saddle Brown vs Perylene Violet (Pure Pigments)Pure Pigments · ΔE 17, loose

All matches: Black Skintone equivalents · Saddle Brown equivalents