What is the difference between T'au Light Ochre and Middle Stone?

ΔE 16 (loose). Middle Stone is a little darker, more muted, cooler. Swatch colours are estimates.

T'au Light Ochre vs Middle Stone

T'au Light Ochre

Brand: Citadel / Warhammer
Range: Colour: Layer
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #c8883a (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 16.3, loose: different enough that you should pick on purpose. Middle Stone is a little darker, more muted, cooler than T'au Light Ochre.

Can I use Middle Stone instead of T'au Light Ochre?

Not as a straight swap; see the closer alternatives below. Loose match (ΔE 16). Middle Stone is a little darker, more muted, cooler than T'au Light Ochre.

Can I use T'au Light Ochre instead of Middle Stone?

The same difference applies the other way round: T'au Light Ochre is a little lighter, more saturated, 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 T'au Light Ochre on the colour wheel See Middle Stone on the colour wheel

Other Mr. Hobby paints close to T'au Light Ochre

T'au Light Ochre vs Flesh (C-51)Mr. Color · ΔE 15, loose · closer than Middle Stone
T'au Light Ochre vs Flesh (H-44)Aqueous Hobby Color · ΔE 15, loose · closer than Middle Stone
T'au Light Ochre vs Flesh (N-44)Acrysion · ΔE 15, loose · closer than Middle Stone

Other Citadel paints close to Middle Stone

Middle Stone vs Zandri DustColour: Base · ΔE 5, very close · closer than T'au Light Ochre
Middle Stone vs Zandri DustColour: Air · ΔE 5, very close · closer than T'au Light Ochre
Middle Stone vs Tallarn SandColour: Layer · ΔE 8, close · closer than T'au Light Ochre

All matches: T'au Light Ochre equivalents · Middle Stone equivalents