What is the difference between RAF Middle Stone and Earth?

ΔE 7 (close). Earth is a little darker, warmer. Swatch colours are estimates.

RAF Middle Stone vs Earth

RAF Middle Stone

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

Earth

Brand: Vallejo
Range: Game Color
Code: 72.062
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #a07135 (estimate)

How close are they?

ΔE 6.8, close: similar, with a visible difference side by side. Earth is a little darker, warmer than RAF Middle Stone.

Can I use Earth instead of RAF Middle Stone?

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

Can I use RAF Middle Stone instead of Earth?

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

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 Earth 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 Earth
RAF Middle Stone vs Desert Yellow (70.977)Model Color · ΔE 6, close · closer than Earth
RAF Middle Stone vs Green Ochre (70.914)Model Color · ΔE 8, close

Other AK Interactive paints close to Earth

Earth vs Nº6 Earth Yellow (FS30257) (AK11337)3rd Gen AFV Series · ΔE 4, very close · closer than RAF Middle Stone
Earth vs Desert Uniform Base (AK11440)3rd Gen Figure Series · ΔE 6, close · closer than RAF Middle Stone
Earth vs Green-Brown (AK11126)3rd Gen Standard · ΔE 6, close · closer than RAF Middle Stone

All matches: RAF Middle Stone equivalents · Earth equivalents