What is the difference between Middle Stone and Japan. Unif. WWII?

ΔE 7 (close). Japan. Unif. WWII is a little darker. Swatch colours are estimates.

Middle Stone vs Japan. Unif. WWII

Middle Stone

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

Japan. Unif. WWII

Brand: Vallejo
Range: Model Color
Code: 70.923
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #907929 (estimate)

How close are they?

ΔE 7.2, close: similar, with a visible difference side by side. Japan. Unif. WWII is a little darker than Middle Stone.

Can I use Japan. Unif. WWII instead of Middle Stone?

Usually, if you are not matching paint already on the model. Close match (ΔE 7). Japan. Unif. WWII is a little darker than Middle Stone.

Can I use Middle Stone instead of Japan. Unif. WWII?

The same difference applies the other way round: Middle Stone is a little lighter.

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 Middle Stone on the colour wheel See Japan. Unif. WWII on the colour wheel

Other Vallejo paints close to Middle Stone

Middle Stone vs Orange Ochre (70.824)Model Color · ΔE 3, very close · closer than Japan. Unif. WWII
Middle Stone vs Green Ochre (70.914)Model Color · ΔE 6, very close · closer than Japan. Unif. WWII
Middle Stone vs Desert Yellow (70.977)Model Color · ΔE 9, close

Other Mr. Hobby paints close to Japan. Unif. WWII

Japan. Unif. WWII vs Sandy Brown (C-19)Mr. Color · ΔE 6, close · closer than Middle Stone
Japan. Unif. WWII vs Khaki Brown (H-404)Aqueous Hobby Color · ΔE 6, close · closer than Middle Stone
Japan. Unif. WWII vs RLM 79 Sand Yellow (N-66)Acrysion · ΔE 6, close · closer than Middle Stone

All matches: Middle Stone equivalents · Japan. Unif. WWII equivalents