What is the difference between RAF Middle Stone and Desert Yellow?

ΔE 6 (close). Desert Yellow is more muted. Swatch colours are estimates.

RAF Middle Stone vs Desert Yellow

RAF Middle Stone

Brand: AK Interactive
Range: 3rd Gen Air Series
Code: AK11846
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #a57e39 (estimate)

Desert Yellow

Brand: Vallejo
Range: Model Color
Code: 70.977
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #a97d44 (estimate)

How close are they?

ΔE 6.0, close: similar, with a visible difference side by side. Desert Yellow is more muted than RAF Middle Stone.

Can I use Desert Yellow instead of RAF Middle Stone?

Usually, if you are not matching paint already on the model. Close match (ΔE 6). Desert Yellow is more muted than RAF Middle Stone.

Can I use RAF Middle Stone instead of Desert Yellow?

The same difference applies the other way round: RAF Middle Stone is 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 RAF Middle Stone on the colour wheel See Desert Yellow on the colour wheel

Other Vallejo paints close to RAF Middle Stone

RAF Middle Stone vs Orange Ochre (70.824)Model Color · ΔE 3, very close · closer than Desert Yellow
RAF Middle Stone vs Earth (72.062)Game Color · ΔE 7, close
RAF Middle Stone vs Green Ochre (70.914)Model Color · ΔE 8, close

Other AK Interactive paints close to Desert Yellow

Desert Yellow vs Nº6 Earth Yellow (FS30257) (AK11337)3rd Gen AFV Series · ΔE 5, very close · closer than RAF Middle Stone
Desert Yellow vs Green Ochre (AK11122)3rd Gen Standard · ΔE 6, close
Desert Yellow vs Green-Brown (AK11126)3rd Gen Standard · ΔE 9, close

All matches: RAF Middle Stone equivalents · Desert Yellow equivalents