What is the difference between Tanned Shadow and Saddle Brown?

ΔE 9 (close). Saddle Brown is a little darker, more muted, cooler. Swatch colours are estimates.

Tanned Shadow vs Saddle Brown

Tanned Shadow

Brand: Reaper
Range: Master Series Paints
Code: 09043
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #91695b (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 9.1, close: similar, with a visible difference side by side. Saddle Brown is a little darker, more muted, cooler than Tanned Shadow.

Can I use Saddle Brown instead of Tanned Shadow?

Usually, if you are not matching paint already on the model. Close match (ΔE 9). Saddle Brown is a little darker, more muted, cooler than Tanned Shadow.

Can I use Tanned Shadow instead of Saddle Brown?

The same difference applies the other way round: Tanned Shadow is a little lighter, more saturated, 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 Tanned Shadow on the colour wheel See Saddle Brown on the colour wheel

Other Vallejo paints close to Tanned Shadow

Tanned Shadow vs Malefic Flesh (74.012)Fantasy-Pro · ΔE 4, very close · closer than Saddle Brown
Tanned Shadow vs Tan Earth (71.079)Model Air · ΔE 4, very close · closer than Saddle Brown
Tanned Shadow vs Sand Brown (71.034)Model Air · ΔE 5, very close · closer than Saddle Brown

Other Reaper paints close to Saddle Brown

Saddle Brown vs Ashen Brown (09180)Master Series Paints · ΔE 3, very close · closer than Tanned Shadow
Saddle Brown vs Volcano Brown (09179)Master Series Paints · ΔE 12, fair
Saddle Brown vs Chestnut Brown (09071)Master Series Paints · ΔE 12, fair

All matches: Tanned Shadow equivalents · Saddle Brown equivalents