What is the difference between Mid DAK Sand and Middle Stone?

ΔE 8 (close). Middle Stone is a little darker, cooler. Swatch colours are estimates.

Mid DAK Sand vs Middle Stone

Mid DAK Sand

Brand: Army Painter
Range: Warpaints Historical
Code: WP4145P
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #b78b4c (estimate)

Middle Stone

Brand: Mr. Hobby
Range: Aqueous Hobby Color
Code: H-71
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #a4843c (estimate)

How close are they?

ΔE 7.5, close: similar, with a visible difference side by side. Middle Stone is a little darker, cooler than Mid DAK Sand.

Can I use Middle Stone instead of Mid DAK Sand?

Usually, if you are not matching paint already on the model. Close match (ΔE 8). Middle Stone is a little darker, cooler than Mid DAK Sand.

Can I use Mid DAK Sand instead of Middle Stone?

The same difference applies the other way round: Mid DAK Sand is a little lighter, warmer.

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 Mid DAK Sand on the colour wheel See Middle Stone on the colour wheel

Other Mr. Hobby paints close to Mid DAK Sand

Mid DAK Sand vs Dark Yellow Sandy Yellow (C-39)Mr. Color · ΔE 5, very close · closer than Middle Stone
Mid DAK Sand vs Sandy Yellow Dark Yellow (H-79)Aqueous Hobby Color · ΔE 5, very close · closer than Middle Stone
Mid DAK Sand vs Green Brown (H-402)Aqueous Hobby Color · ΔE 5, very close · closer than Middle Stone

Other Army Painter paints close to Middle Stone

Middle Stone vs Wasteland ClayWarpaints Fanatic · ΔE 6, close · closer than Mid DAK Sand
Middle Stone vs Yellow Ochre (WP4133P)Warpaints Historical · ΔE 6, close · closer than Mid DAK Sand
Middle Stone vs Basilisk BrownWarpaints Legacy · ΔE 6, close · closer than Mid DAK Sand

All matches: Mid DAK Sand equivalents · Middle Stone equivalents