What is the difference between RLM 79 Sand Yellow and Middle Stone?

ΔE 8 (close). Middle Stone is a little darker, more muted, cooler. Swatch colours are estimates.

RLM 79 Sand Yellow vs Middle Stone

RLM 79 Sand Yellow

Brand: Mr. Hobby
Range: Acrysion
Code: N-66
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #937b38 (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 7.7, close: similar, with a visible difference side by side. Middle Stone is a little darker, more muted, cooler than RLM 79 Sand Yellow.

Can I use Middle Stone instead of RLM 79 Sand Yellow?

Usually, if you are not matching paint already on the model. Close match (ΔE 8). Middle Stone is a little darker, more muted, cooler than RLM 79 Sand Yellow.

Can I use RLM 79 Sand Yellow instead of Middle Stone?

The same difference applies the other way round: RLM 79 Sand Yellow 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 RLM 79 Sand Yellow on the colour wheel See Middle Stone on the colour wheel

Other Vallejo paints close to RLM 79 Sand Yellow

RLM 79 Sand Yellow vs Green Ochre (70.914)Model Color · ΔE 0, very close · closer than Middle Stone
RLM 79 Sand Yellow vs Orange Ochre (70.824)Model Color · ΔE 5, very close · closer than Middle Stone
RLM 79 Sand Yellow vs Japan. Unif. WWII (70.923)Model Color · ΔE 6, close · closer than Middle Stone

Other Mr. Hobby paints close to Middle Stone

Middle Stone vs Hay Color (C-524)Mr. Color · ΔE 4, very close · closer than RLM 79 Sand Yellow
Middle Stone vs Sandy Brown (C-19)Mr. Color · ΔE 8, close
Middle Stone vs Khaki Brown (H-404)Aqueous Hobby Color · ΔE 8, close

All matches: RLM 79 Sand Yellow equivalents · Middle Stone equivalents