What is the difference between Baneblade Brown and Middle Stone?

ΔE 13 (fair). Middle Stone is noticeably darker, cooler. Swatch colours are estimates.

Baneblade Brown vs Middle Stone

Baneblade Brown

Brand: Citadel / Warhammer
Range: Colour: Air
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #b09068 (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 12.6, fair: the same colour family, but not a straight swap. Middle Stone is noticeably darker, cooler than Baneblade Brown.

Can I use Middle Stone instead of Baneblade Brown?

Only where an exact match doesn’t matter, such as a new unit or a highlight. Fair match (ΔE 13). Middle Stone is noticeably darker, cooler than Baneblade Brown.

Can I use Baneblade Brown instead of Middle Stone?

The same difference applies the other way round: Baneblade Brown is noticeably 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 Baneblade Brown on the colour wheel See Middle Stone on the colour wheel

Other Vallejo paints close to Baneblade Brown

Baneblade Brown vs Light Brown (71.027)Model Air · ΔE 4, very close · closer than Middle Stone
Baneblade Brown vs Sand Beige (71.244)Model Air · ΔE 6, close · closer than Middle Stone
Baneblade Brown vs Camoufl age Brown (71.117)Model Air · ΔE 7, close · closer than Middle Stone

Other Citadel paints close to Middle Stone

Middle Stone vs Hobgrot HideColour: Base · ΔE 11, fair · closer than Baneblade Brown
Middle Stone vs Baneblade BrownColour: Layer · ΔE 13, fair
Middle Stone vs Sylvaneth BarkColour: Dry · ΔE 13, fair

All matches: Baneblade Brown equivalents · Middle Stone equivalents