What is the difference between Yellow Ochre and Middle Stone?

ΔE 6 (close). Middle Stone is more saturated. Swatch colours are estimates.

Yellow Ochre vs Middle Stone

Yellow Ochre

Brand: Army Painter
Range: Warpaints Historical
Code: WP4133P
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #a98c4e (estimate)

Middle Stone

Brand: Mr. Hobby
Range: Mr. Color
Code: C-21
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #a4843c (estimate)

How close are they?

ΔE 6.4, close: similar, with a visible difference side by side. Middle Stone is more saturated than Yellow Ochre.

Can I use Middle Stone instead of Yellow Ochre?

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

Can I use Yellow Ochre instead of Middle Stone?

The same difference applies the other way round: Yellow Ochre is more muted.

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 Yellow Ochre on the colour wheel See Middle Stone on the colour wheel

Other Mr. Hobby paints close to Yellow Ochre

Yellow Ochre vs Dark Yellow Sandy Yellow (C-39)Mr. Color · ΔE 4, very close · closer than Middle Stone
Yellow Ochre vs Sandy Yellow Dark Yellow (H-79)Aqueous Hobby Color · ΔE 4, very close · closer than Middle Stone
Yellow Ochre vs Green Brown (H-402)Aqueous Hobby Color · ΔE 4, very close · closer than Middle Stone

Other Army Painter paints close to Middle Stone

Middle Stone vs Wasteland ClayWarpaints Fanatic · ΔE 6, close
Middle Stone vs Basilisk BrownWarpaints Legacy · ΔE 6, close
Middle Stone vs Mid DAK Sand (WP4145P)Warpaints Historical · ΔE 8, close

All matches: Yellow Ochre equivalents · Middle Stone equivalents