What is the difference between Golden Shadow and Middle Stone?

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

Golden Shadow vs Middle Stone

Golden Shadow

Brand: Reaper
Range: Master Series Paints
Code: 09091
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #a68361 (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 10.0, close: similar, with a visible difference side by side. Middle Stone is a little darker, cooler than Golden Shadow.

Can I use Middle Stone instead of Golden Shadow?

Usually, if you are not matching paint already on the model. Close match (ΔE 10). Middle Stone is a little darker, cooler than Golden Shadow.

Can I use Golden Shadow instead of Middle Stone?

The same difference applies the other way round: Golden Shadow is a little 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 Golden Shadow on the colour wheel See Middle Stone on the colour wheel

Other Vallejo paints close to Golden Shadow

Golden Shadow vs Camoufl age Brown (71.117)Model Air · ΔE 3, very close · closer than Middle Stone
Golden Shadow vs Light Brown (71.027)Model Air · ΔE 5, very close · closer than Middle Stone
Golden Shadow vs Desert Brown (70.767)Model Color · ΔE 6, close · closer than Middle Stone

Other Reaper paints close to Middle Stone

Middle Stone vs Driftwood Brown (09162)Master Series Paints · ΔE 4, very close · closer than Golden Shadow
Middle Stone vs Leather Brown (09030)Master Series Paints · ΔE 10, close · closer than Golden Shadow
Middle Stone vs Tanned Leather (09031)Master Series Paints · ΔE 12, fair

All matches: Golden Shadow equivalents · Middle Stone equivalents