Saddle Brown is a black from Dulux, hex #5B4941. Its light reflectance value is 7.4, so it absorbs light and suits rooms that already get plenty of it.
- HEX
- #5B4941
- RGB
- 91, 73, 65
- HSL
- 18°, 17%, 31%
- CMYK
- 0, 20, 29, 64
- LRV
- 7.4
See it on the walls
A whole room in this colour, lit by daylight.
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Closest matches
The nearest paint from each other brand, closest first, or pick a brand for its closest few.
The closest matches to Saddle Brown are Saddle Brown by Dulux Trade (excellent match), Hearthstone Brown 2109-20 by Benjamin Moore (good match) and Conker by Johnstone's (good match).
ΔE is the colour difference: under 1.5 is hard to tell apart, under 3.5 reads as the same colour, and past 6 is a different colour.
Dulux Trade equivalents to Dulux Saddle Brown
Dulux Trade has 4 equivalents to Dulux's Saddle Brown, closest first, then 1 near miss. Compare Dulux and Dulux Trade range to range.
Benjamin Moore equivalents to Dulux Saddle Brown
Benjamin Moore has 5 equivalents to Dulux's Saddle Brown, closest first. Compare Dulux and Benjamin Moore range to range.
Johnstone's equivalents to Dulux Saddle Brown
Johnstone's has 3 equivalents to Dulux's Saddle Brown, closest first, then 2 near misses. Compare Dulux and Johnstone's range to range.
Little Greene equivalents to Dulux Saddle Brown
Little Greene has 1 equivalent to Dulux's Saddle Brown, closest first, then 2 near misses. Compare Dulux and Little Greene range to range.
Colourtrend equivalents to Dulux Saddle Brown
Colourtrend has 1 equivalent to Dulux's Saddle Brown, closest first, then 4 near misses. Compare Dulux and Colourtrend range to range.
Acres Hall equivalents to Dulux Saddle Brown
Acres Hall has 1 equivalent to Dulux's Saddle Brown, closest first, then 2 near misses. Compare Dulux and Acres Hall range to range.
Closest Fleetwood paints to Dulux Saddle Brown
Fleetwood has no true equivalent to Dulux's Saddle Brown. These are its closest 3, nearest first, and the nearest is a close alternative. Compare Dulux and Fleetwood range to range.
Closest Ronseal paints to Dulux Saddle Brown
Ronseal has no true equivalent to Dulux's Saddle Brown. These are its closest 3, nearest first, and the nearest is a close alternative. Compare Dulux and Ronseal range to range.
Closest Curator paints to Dulux Saddle Brown
Curator has no true equivalent to Dulux's Saddle Brown. These are its closest 3, nearest first, and the nearest is a close alternative. Compare Dulux and Curator range to range.
Closest Farrow & Ball paints to Dulux Saddle Brown
Farrow & Ball has no true equivalent to Dulux's Saddle Brown. These are its closest 3, nearest first, and the nearest is a close alternative. Compare Dulux and Farrow & Ball range to range.
Closest Farrelly & Co paints to Dulux Saddle Brown
Farrelly & Co has nothing close to Dulux's Saddle Brown. These are its nearest 3 paints, and none of them is a match. Compare Dulux and Farrelly & Co range to range.
Closest Crown paints to Dulux Saddle Brown
Crown has nothing close to Dulux's Saddle Brown. These are its nearest 3 paints, and none of them is a match. Compare Dulux and Crown range to range.
Closest Dulux Heritage paints to Dulux Saddle Brown
Dulux Heritage has nothing close to Dulux's Saddle Brown. These are its nearest 3 paints, and none of them is a match. Compare Dulux and Dulux Heritage range to range.
Closest Alchemist paints to Dulux Saddle Brown
Alchemist has nothing close to Dulux's Saddle Brown. These are its nearest 3 paints, and none of them is a match. Compare Dulux and Alchemist range to range.
Closest Lick paints to Dulux Saddle Brown
Lick has nothing close to Dulux's Saddle Brown. These are its nearest 3 paints, and none of them is a match. Compare Dulux and Lick range to range.
Compare whole ranges
Dulux against another brand, a cross-section at a time.
Works well with
Real paints for each job in the room: the trim, the walls around it, deeper and paler versions, and an accent.
Whites for trim
Whites whose undertone agrees with this colour, for woodwork and ceilings.
Neutrals alongside
Quieter colours of the same temperature, for the other walls or the room next door.
Tints and shades
Lighter and darker versions of this same colour.
Where it sits in the Blacks
Swatcher lays each family out as one long colour card, from the heart of the family outwards. These are the chips either side of Saddle Brown on it, so some of them look quite different.
Saddle Brown is the 316th of 318 blacks Swatcher knows about.