What is the difference between British Uniform Lights and Middle Stone?

ΔE 9 (close). Middle Stone is a little lighter, more muted. Swatch colours are estimates.

British Uniform Lights vs Middle Stone

British Uniform Lights

Brand: AK Interactive
Range: 3rd Gen Figure Series
Code: AK11438
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #836430 (estimate)

Middle Stone

Brand: Vallejo
Range: Model Air
Code: 71.031
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #8a7349 (estimate)

How close are they?

ΔE 9.5, close: similar, with a visible difference side by side. Middle Stone is a little lighter, more muted than British Uniform Lights.

Can I use Middle Stone instead of British Uniform Lights?

Usually, if you are not matching paint already on the model. Close match (ΔE 9). Middle Stone is a little lighter, more muted than British Uniform Lights.

Can I use British Uniform Lights instead of Middle Stone?

The same difference applies the other way round: British Uniform Lights is a little darker, more saturated.

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 British Uniform Lights on the colour wheel See Middle Stone on the colour wheel

Other Vallejo paints close to British Uniform Lights

British Uniform Lights vs Dark Yellow (71.025)Model Air · ΔE 8, close · closer than Middle Stone
British Uniform Lights vs Ochre Brown (70.856)Model Color · ΔE 9, close · closer than Middle Stone
British Uniform Lights vs Green Brown (70.879)Model Color · ΔE 9, close

Other AK Interactive paints close to Middle Stone

Middle Stone vs WWI French Milky Coffee (AK11302)3rd Gen AFV Series · ΔE 3, very close · closer than British Uniform Lights
Middle Stone vs Desert Yellow (AK17063)AK Quick Gen · ΔE 4, very close · closer than British Uniform Lights
Middle Stone vs IDF Early Sand Yellow (AK11354)3rd Gen AFV Series · ΔE 5, very close · closer than British Uniform Lights

All matches: British Uniform Lights equivalents · Middle Stone equivalents