What is the difference between RLM 79 Sandy Brown and Middle Stone?

ΔE 10 (close). Middle Stone is a little darker, more muted. Swatch colours are estimates.

RLM 79 Sandy Brown vs Middle Stone

RLM 79 Sandy Brown

Brand: Mr. Hobby
Range: Aqueous Hobby Color
Code: H-66
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #9e7c46 (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 9.5, close: similar, with a visible difference side by side. Middle Stone is a little darker, more muted than RLM 79 Sandy Brown.

Can I use Middle Stone instead of RLM 79 Sandy Brown?

Usually, if you are not matching paint already on the model. Close match (ΔE 10). Middle Stone is a little darker, more muted than RLM 79 Sandy Brown.

Can I use RLM 79 Sandy Brown instead of Middle Stone?

The same difference applies the other way round: RLM 79 Sandy Brown is a little lighter, more saturated.

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 Sandy Brown on the colour wheel See Middle Stone on the colour wheel

Other Vallejo paints close to RLM 79 Sandy Brown

RLM 79 Sandy Brown vs Iraqi Sand (70.819)Model Color · ΔE 3, very close · closer than Middle Stone
RLM 79 Sandy Brown vs Ochre Brown (70.856)Model Color · ΔE 5, very close · closer than Middle Stone
RLM 79 Sandy Brown vs Desert Brown (70.767)Model Color · ΔE 5, very close · closer than Middle Stone

Other Mr. Hobby paints close to Middle Stone

Middle Stone vs Khaki (C-527)Mr. Color · ΔE 5, very close · closer than RLM 79 Sandy Brown
Middle Stone vs Dark Earth (H-72)Aqueous Hobby Color · ΔE 5, very close · closer than RLM 79 Sandy Brown
Middle Stone vs RLM 02 Gray (H-70)Aqueous Hobby Color · ΔE 11, fair

All matches: RLM 79 Sandy Brown equivalents · Middle Stone equivalents