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So I recently got my hand on some flagstone bases from warbases.co.uk and I'm having some trouble painting them. I was thinking of doing them in some sort of light beige or other warm colour, something that would bring to mind a sun bleached town-square by the Mediterranean Sea (for my Umbar Corsairs to raid )

But I cant get the colour right! Attached are a couple of tries I have done (and one untouched fore reference). Any tips on how to make this work would be wonderful!

They tend to be sandstone so finding an appropriate colour is good - the two far right ones look best currently

Agreed. The two on the right. The left one is too bright. The left ones look great.

As a suggestion, buy a cheap large brush from a $1 store. Cut some bristles and stick them upright into the crevass. They should look like dried weeds sticking up through the cracks. It will give the base more of an aged look.

Also try using very thin washes of different colours on different stones for a more natural effect.
Have a good look at real examples to see how colourful plain old grey flagstones can be.