What is the difference between Beast Hide and Middle Stone?

ΔE 14 (fair). Middle Stone is noticeably darker, cooler. Swatch colours are estimates.

Beast Hide vs Middle Stone

Beast Hide

Brand: Formula P3
Range: Formula P3
Code: 93056
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #aa8f5a (estimate)

Middle Stone

Brand: Vallejo
Range: Model Color
Code: 70.882
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #817439 (estimate)

How close are they?

ΔE 13.5, fair: the same colour family, but not a straight swap. Middle Stone is noticeably darker, cooler than Beast Hide.

Can I use Middle Stone instead of Beast Hide?

Only where an exact match doesn’t matter, such as a new unit or a highlight. Fair match (ΔE 14). Middle Stone is noticeably darker, cooler than Beast Hide.

Can I use Beast Hide instead of Middle Stone?

The same difference applies the other way round: Beast Hide 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 Beast Hide on the colour wheel See Middle Stone on the colour wheel

Other Vallejo paints close to Beast Hide

Beast Hide vs UK Light Stone (71.143)Model Air · ΔE 4, very close · closer than Middle Stone
Beast Hide vs Iraqi Sand (70.819)Model Color · ΔE 5, very close · closer than Middle Stone
Beast Hide vs Light Brown (71.027)Model Air · ΔE 7, close · closer than Middle Stone

Other Formula P3 paints close to Middle Stone

Middle Stone vs Gun Corps Brown (93061)Formula P3 · ΔE 3, very close · closer than Beast Hide
Middle Stone vs Battle Dress Green (93060)Formula P3 · ΔE 10, close · closer than Beast Hide
Middle Stone vs Bog Moss (93141)Formula P3 · ΔE 11, fair · closer than Beast Hide

All matches: Beast Hide equivalents · Middle Stone equivalents