What is the difference between RAL 8000 Gelbbraun and Middle Stone?

ΔE 6 (close). Middle Stone is a little lighter. Swatch colours are estimates.

RAL 8000 Gelbbraun vs Middle Stone

RAL 8000 Gelbbraun

Brand: AK Interactive
Range: 3rd Gen AFV Series
Code: AK11327
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #7a643d (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 6.2, close: similar, with a visible difference side by side. Middle Stone is a little lighter than RAL 8000 Gelbbraun.

Can I use Middle Stone instead of RAL 8000 Gelbbraun?

Usually, if you are not matching paint already on the model. Close match (ΔE 6). Middle Stone is a little lighter than RAL 8000 Gelbbraun.

Can I use RAL 8000 Gelbbraun instead of Middle Stone?

The same difference applies the other way round: RAL 8000 Gelbbraun is a little darker.

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 RAL 8000 Gelbbraun on the colour wheel See Middle Stone on the colour wheel

Other Vallejo paints close to RAL 8000 Gelbbraun

RAL 8000 Gelbbraun vs Khaki Grey (70.880)Model Color · ΔE 4, very close · closer than Middle Stone
RAL 8000 Gelbbraun vs Germ. Green Brown (70.606)Model Air · ΔE 4, very close · closer than Middle Stone
RAL 8000 Gelbbraun vs Brown Green (71.030)Model Air · ΔE 4, very close · closer than Middle Stone

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 RAL 8000 Gelbbraun
Middle Stone vs Desert Yellow (AK17063)AK Quick Gen · ΔE 4, very close · closer than RAL 8000 Gelbbraun
Middle Stone vs IDF Early Sand Yellow (AK11354)3rd Gen AFV Series · ΔE 5, very close · closer than RAL 8000 Gelbbraun

All matches: RAL 8000 Gelbbraun equivalents · Middle Stone equivalents