What is the difference between RAF Middle Stone and Ochre Brown?

ΔE 8 (close). Ochre Brown is a little darker, more muted, warmer. Swatch colours are estimates.

RAF Middle Stone vs Ochre Brown

RAF Middle Stone

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

Ochre Brown

Brand: Vallejo
Range: Model Color
Code: 70.856
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #9f743e (estimate)

How close are they?

ΔE 7.9, close: similar, with a visible difference side by side. Ochre Brown is a little darker, more muted, warmer than RAF Middle Stone.

Can I use Ochre Brown instead of RAF Middle Stone?

Usually, if you are not matching paint already on the model. Close match (ΔE 8). Ochre Brown is a little darker, more muted, warmer than RAF Middle Stone.

Can I use RAF Middle Stone instead of Ochre Brown?

The same difference applies the other way round: RAF Middle Stone is a little lighter, more saturated, 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 Ochre Brown 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 Ochre Brown
RAF Middle Stone vs Desert Yellow (70.977)Model Color · ΔE 6, close · closer than Ochre Brown
RAF Middle Stone vs Earth (72.062)Game Color · ΔE 7, close · closer than Ochre Brown

Other AK Interactive paints close to Ochre Brown

Ochre Brown vs Nº6 Earth Yellow (FS30257) (AK11337)3rd Gen AFV Series · ΔE 2, very close · closer than RAF Middle Stone
Ochre Brown vs Green Ochre (AK11122)3rd Gen Standard · ΔE 7, close · closer than RAF Middle Stone
Ochre Brown vs Cork (AK11119)3rd Gen Intense · ΔE 9, close

All matches: RAF Middle Stone equivalents · Ochre Brown equivalents