What is the difference between Petroleum Brown and Middle Stone?

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

Petroleum Brown vs Middle Stone

Petroleum Brown

Brand: Pro Acryl
Range: Standard / Signature / AMP
Code: S14
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #9a6932 (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 15.9, loose: different enough that you should pick on purpose. Middle Stone is much more muted, cooler than Petroleum Brown.

Can I use Middle Stone instead of Petroleum Brown?

Not as a straight swap; see the closer alternatives below. Loose match (ΔE 16). Middle Stone is much more muted, cooler than Petroleum Brown.

Can I use Petroleum Brown instead of Middle Stone?

The same difference applies the other way round: Petroleum Brown is much 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 Petroleum Brown on the colour wheel See Middle Stone on the colour wheel

Other Vallejo paints close to Petroleum Brown

Petroleum Brown vs Wood (71.077)Model Air · ΔE 3, very close · closer than Middle Stone
Petroleum Brown vs Earth (72.062)Game Color · ΔE 4, very close · closer than Middle Stone
Petroleum Brown vs Med. Flesh Tone (70.860)Model Color · ΔE 4, very close · closer than Middle Stone

Other Pro Acryl paints close to Middle Stone

Middle Stone vs Caramel Brown (S28)Standard / Signature / AMP · ΔE 6, close · closer than Petroleum Brown
Middle Stone vs Green Brown (AMP-020)Standard / Signature / AMP · ΔE 11, fair · closer than Petroleum Brown
Middle Stone vs Warm Brown (S09)Standard / Signature / AMP · ΔE 15, loose · closer than Petroleum Brown

All matches: Petroleum Brown equivalents · Middle Stone equivalents