What is the difference between Paladin Flesh and Saddle Brown?

ΔE 10 (close). Saddle Brown is more muted, cooler. Swatch colours are estimates.

Paladin Flesh vs Saddle Brown

Paladin Flesh

Brand: Two Thin Coats
Range: Triads: midtones
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #835f4d (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 9.7, close: similar, with a visible difference side by side. Saddle Brown is more muted, cooler than Paladin Flesh.

Can I use Saddle Brown instead of Paladin Flesh?

Usually, if you are not matching paint already on the model. Close match (ΔE 10). Saddle Brown is more muted, cooler than Paladin Flesh.

Can I use Paladin Flesh instead of Saddle Brown?

The same difference applies the other way round: Paladin Flesh is 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 Paladin Flesh on the colour wheel See Saddle Brown on the colour wheel

Other Vallejo paints close to Paladin Flesh

Paladin Flesh vs Mud Brown (71.037)Model Air · ΔE 3, very close · closer than Saddle Brown
Paladin Flesh vs Sand Brown (71.034)Model Air · ΔE 3, very close · closer than Saddle Brown
Paladin Flesh vs Malefic Flesh (74.012)Fantasy-Pro · ΔE 5, very close · closer than Saddle Brown

Other Two Thin Coats paints close to Saddle Brown

Saddle Brown vs Barbarian BrawnTriads: shadows · ΔE 5, very close · closer than Paladin Flesh
Saddle Brown vs Wasteland BrownTriads: highlights · ΔE 8, close · closer than Paladin Flesh
Saddle Brown vs Dust BowlTriads: shadows · ΔE 10, close · closer than Paladin Flesh

All matches: Paladin Flesh equivalents · Saddle Brown equivalents