What is the difference between Middle Stone and Iraqi Sand?

ΔE 7 (close). Iraqi Sand is a little darker. Swatch colours are estimates.

Middle Stone vs Iraqi Sand

Middle Stone

Brand: AK Interactive
Range: 3rd Gen Standard
Code: AK11124
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #b39761 (estimate)

Iraqi Sand

Brand: Vallejo
Range: Model Color
Code: 70.819
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #a6844f (estimate)

How close are they?

ΔE 7.4, close: similar, with a visible difference side by side. Iraqi Sand is a little darker than Middle Stone.

Can I use Iraqi Sand instead of Middle Stone?

Usually, if you are not matching paint already on the model. Close match (ΔE 7). Iraqi Sand is a little darker than Middle Stone.

Can I use Middle Stone instead of Iraqi Sand?

The same difference applies the other way round: Middle Stone is a little lighter.

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 Middle Stone on the colour wheel See Iraqi Sand on the colour wheel

Other Vallejo paints close to Middle Stone

Middle Stone vs UK Light Stone (71.143)Model Air · ΔE 5, very close · closer than Iraqi Sand
Middle Stone vs Barbarian Skin (72.071)Game Color · ΔE 7, close · closer than Iraqi Sand
Middle Stone vs Dark Sand (70.847)Model Color · ΔE 8, close

Other AK Interactive paints close to Iraqi Sand

Iraqi Sand vs Green Ochre (AK11122)3rd Gen Standard · ΔE 6, close · closer than Middle Stone
Iraqi Sand vs Ocher Khaki (AK11422)3rd Gen Figure Series · ΔE 6, close · closer than Middle Stone
Iraqi Sand vs RAL 1039 F9 Sandbeige (AK11325)3rd Gen AFV Series · ΔE 7, close · closer than Middle Stone

All matches: Middle Stone equivalents · Iraqi Sand equivalents